16 Companies' Lock-ins End: ₹11,900 Cr Shares Free for Trading This Week

• Lock-in periods for shares of 16 companies are ending this week, making ₹11,900 crore worth of shares eligible for trading.
• The shares will become free for trading between December 22 and December 26, with a market holiday on December 25.
• Companies include VMS TMT, Ivalue Infosolutions, International Gemmological Institute, BLS E-Services, DEE Development Engineers, Sanathan Textiles, and Concord Enviro Systems.
• The end of a lock-in period means shares are eligible for trading, not that they will necessarily be sold immediately.
• International Gemmological Institute sees 57% equity (₹7,735 crore) and Sanathan Textiles 58% equity (₹2,157 crore) becoming free.

Why It Matters: ₹11,900 crore worth of shares from 16 companies will be free for trading as lock-ins end.