₹12,000 Cr Shares Unlock: 16 Companies Face Volatility as Lock-in Ends This Week

• Lock-in period ends this week for shares worth over ₹11,900 crore from 16 companies.
• 10 out of these 16 companies are currently trading below their IPO price, with one at issue price.
• Monday sees lock-in end for VMS TMT, IValue Infosolutions, International Gemmological Institute (IGI), and BLS E-Services.
• IGI, with Blackstone holding 76.5%, will see ₹7,735 crore worth of shares become free.
• Investors should expect short-term volatility and monitor volume, promoter, and PE/VC movements.

Why It Matters: Over ₹12,000 crore in shares from 16 companies unlock, many below IPO price, signaling potential volatility.