All eyes were on Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Friday, June 11, as the AI and space technology giant made its market debut. It also sparked a frenzy among Indian investors, with the aerospace giant accounting for as much as 20% of total trading volumes on several US stock investing platforms based in India on its first day of trading.
Data shared by Vested Finance, Appreciate and INDmoney showed that SpaceX contributed 15%, 20% and 20%, respectively, of their total trading volumes on June 11. Indian investors had a strong appetite for the technology player, especially as they were largely excluded from participating in the SpaceX IPO.The response has been extraordinary," said Nikhil Behl, co-founder and CEO of Stocks at INDmoney. "On listing day, over 20% of our entire platform volume was in SpaceX alone, higher than any IPO we have seen on the platform before. That is a remarkable number for a single stock."Vested Finance also reported similarly strong activity. According to the platform, SpaceX contributed 15% of total trading volume on the day of listing. Nearly 25% of all users who traded on the platform that day bought or sold SpaceX shares, while about 43% of net investments on the platform were directed toward the stock. ."The appetite has been strong, stronger than we'd see for a typical US listing," said Viram Shah, founder and CEO of Vested Finance. "On our platform, on listing day, about a quarter of everyone who traded that day had SpaceX in the mix."
Appreciate, too, reported strong activity, at around 20% of total volumes. "For Indian investors who positioned themselves in space economy ETFs ahead of the listing via XOVR and UFO, that pre-IPO window has passed; the direct accumulation phase begins now," said Subho Moulik, founder and CEO of the platform.Now the focus for investors is turning towards the next big listings: Anthropic and OpenAI, both of which have already generated significant interest among retail investors. Malik said that the structural reality for Indian investors is the same as it was with SpaceX."The IPO book will not be accessible. Secondary market entry happens after institutional price discovery has already moved the price. The pre-IPO route, however, is still open. The KraneShares AGIX ETF holds direct allocations to Anthropic and is accessible," he said. "That window closes at listing. It has not closed yet."However, Vested's Shah cautioned that the hype may die down. On Friday, Vested's platform participation was up around 16% and trading volumes up about 22% versus a normal day. "So a marquee name clearly pulls people in. That said, this is listing-week enthusiasm, and what we'll be watching is how engagement settles once the initial excitement fades and that's what tells you whether it's lasting interest or just a moment," he said.
Report by Zoya Springwala
Source: Network18


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