Six Companies See ₹64,000 Crore Worth Of Shares Unlock This Week

Shares worth about ₹64,000 crore are set to become tradable this week as lock-in periods end across six companies. A large part of this is concentrated in one stock, which accounts for nearly 85% of the total value.

A lock-in expiry allows early investors and pre-IPO shareholders to sell their holdings. It does not necessarily mean they will. Still, it increases the supply of shares in the market.

That makes this a week worth watching. Will any of this translate into actual selling pressure?

Which Companies Are Seeing Lock-In Expiries This Week?

The lock-in expiries this week cover Deepak Builders & Engineers India, Afcons Infrastructure, Studds Accessories, Emmvee Photovoltaic Power, Lenskart, and Orkla India.

Among these, Lenskart accounts for about 85% of the value becoming tradable, making it the dominant contributor to the overall ₹64,000 crore unlock.

Deepak Builders & Engineers India is a construction and infrastructure player. Around 20% of its outstanding equity is set to be freed up, according to brokerage estimates. This translates to nearly 9.3 million shares.

Afcons Infrastructure operates in large-scale engineering and infrastructure projects. About 20% of its equity, or close to 73.6 million shares, will come out of lock-in.

Studds Accessories makes two-wheeler helmets and related gear. Around 60% of its equity is set to become tradable, which comes to about 23.7 million shares.

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power is a solar module manufacturer. The numbers are relatively smaller in this case. Only about 1% of equity, or 4.6 million shares, are expected to become tradable.

Lenskart, an omnichannel eyewear retailer, has the largest unlock. Nearly 60% of its equity, or about 1,047.4 million shares, is set to come out of lock-in.

Orkla India, which operates packaged food brands in India, will see around 63% of its equity, or 86.7 million shares, become eligible for trading.

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What Should Investors Watch As These Shares Become Tradable?

A lock-in expiry only means that certain shareholders are now allowed to sell. It does not say anything about whether they will.

That said, the scale of this unlock, especially with a large portion coming from Lenskart, puts the focus on how supply actually shows up in the market.

One thing to track is whether early investors or institutional holders choose to exit, either fully or partially. Large transactions often show up through block or bulk deals rather than regular market selling.

Price movements and trading volumes tend to move together around an unlock. If activity goes up and prices stay steady, the market is absorbing the supply. If prices begin to fall along with higher volumes, it points to selling.

For the broader market, this is unlikely to be a widespread event. The impact is more stock-specific, driven by where the actual supply emerges.

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