The anchor lock-in expiry this week covers six mainboard IPOs, between 8 and 14 November 2026. Their 90-day lock-in on the remaining anchor shares ends on these dates. The list includes Dhoot Transmission, LEAP India, Technocraft Ventures, Molbio Diagnostics and Milky Mist Dairy Food.
Which lock-ins end this week?
Anchor investors are big funds that buy before the IPO opens to everyone. Part of their shares is locked for 30 days and the rest for 90 days. The table shows the 90-day expiry. The issue price is what anchors paid.
| IPO | Lock-in ends | Anchors | Anchor money | Issue price | Price now | vs issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee Industries | 8 Nov | 7 | ₹127.76 crore | ₹53 | ₹45.86 | -13.47% |
| Technocraft Ventures | 10 Nov | 4 | ₹75.54 crore | ₹212 | ₹510.30 | +140.71% |
| LEAP India | 10 Nov | 32 | ₹743.64 crore | ₹159 | ₹121.97 | -23.29% |
| Dhoot Transmission | 11 Nov | 72 | ₹918.28 crore | ₹871 | ₹1,601.60 | +83.88% |
| Molbio Diagnostics | 11 Nov | 33 | ₹281.45 crore | ₹807 | ₹1,339.30 | +65.96% |
| Milky Mist Dairy Food | 12 Nov | 19 | ₹465.29 crore | ₹140 | ₹297.20 | +112.29% |
Prices are the latest in IPO Guru records. Free to trade does not mean the shares will be sold. It only means the anchors are now allowed to sell.
What our data shows
Four of the six stocks trade above the issue price. Technocraft Ventures is the strongest, at more than twice its issue price. LEAP India and Ardee Industries are below what their anchors paid.
The biggest anchor books
Dhoot Transmission has the largest anchor book of the week, with 72 anchors. Together they put in ₹918.28 crore. The Dhoot Transmission IPO was a ₹3,066.89 crore issue, and its shares listed at ₹1,200.
LEAP India raised ₹743.64 crore from 32 anchors in a ₹2,480 crore issue. It listed at ₹165.90 against the issue price of ₹159. Its shares are now lower than that.
The smaller issues
Technocraft Ventures sold shares at ₹212 and listed at ₹284. Its anchor book was small, with 4 anchors putting in ₹75.54 crore. Molbio Diagnostics listed at ₹980 against ₹807. Milky Mist listed at ₹165 against ₹140.
How to read the price column
The price now is only a reference point. It shows whether anchors are sitting on a gain or a loss as their lock-in ends. A stock below the issue price means anchors paid more than the market does today. A stock above it means they hold a paper gain. Neither tells you what they will do next.
What happens next
The lock-in ends on the dates above. Anchor shares can be sold from the next trading day. Ardee's date falls on a Sunday, so the first trading day is 9 November. See how recent listings fared on our IPO performance page. We will cover next week's lock-ins on Monday.
