A Busy Week Ahead for the Primary Market

India's IPO pipeline is running hot this week, with five mainboard IPOs and three SME issues opening for subscription, alongside eight listings scheduled across the same window. Here's a consolidated look at everything on the calendar.

Upcoming IPOs Opening This Week

1. Dhoot Transmission — Aug 10-12

Automotive wiring harness manufacturer Dhoot Transmission has set a price band of ₹829-871 per share for its ₹3,067 crore IPO — the largest of the week. The offer splits into a ₹1,400 crore fresh issue and a ₹1,666.89 crore offer for sale by promoters Mangalam Capital Pvt Ltd and BC Asia Investments XV Ltd. Proceeds are earmarked for debt repayment (at both company and subsidiary level), a new wiring harness manufacturing plant, and potential inorganic growth through acquisitions. The lot size is 17 shares. The company makes wiring harnesses, automotive switches, power cords, cables, sensors, connectors, and terminals.

2. Molbio Diagnostics — Aug 10-12

Point-of-care diagnostics company Molbio Diagnostics has fixed a price band of ₹768-807 per share for its ₹939.70 crore IPO, comprising a ₹200 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale of up to 91.66 lakh shares (~₹739.70 crore). Roughly ₹106 crore is earmarked for R&D infrastructure and a Centre of Excellence, with a further ~₹72 crore for plant and machinery. The company offers molecular testing across 30 diseases, including COVID-19, HIV, tuberculosis, HPV, and hepatitis B and C.

3. Milky Mist Dairy Food — Aug 11-13

One of India's leading premium dairy brands, focused on value-added dairy products, Milky Mist Dairy Food has set a price band of ₹133-140 per share for its ₹1,553 crore issue — a mix of a ₹1,428 crore fresh issue and a ₹125 crore offer for sale by promoters Anitha S and Sathishkumar T. Proceeds will go toward debt clearance and expanding/modernising the company's Perundurai manufacturing facility, including new whey protein concentrate, yoghurt, and cream cheese production lines, alongside cold-chain infrastructure (visi coolers, chocolate coolers, ice cream freezers).

4. Behari Lal Engineering — Aug 12-14

Engineering castings and alloy steel products maker Behari Lal Engineering has set a price band of ₹271-285 per share, targeting a raise of ₹301.62 crore — split between a ₹93 crore fresh issue and a ₹208.62 crore offer for sale. Funds will go toward capital expenditure, repayment of certain borrowings, and general corporate purposes. The company serves the steel, power, and heavy engineering sectors.

5. Shiprocket — Aug 12-14

Temasek-backed e-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket rounds out the week's mainboard listings, with a price band of ₹92-97 per share for its ₹1,617.48 crore IPO. The offer comprises an ₹885.50 crore fresh issue and a ₹731.98 crore offer for sale by existing investors, with a lot size of 154 shares. Fresh issue proceeds are earmarked for marketing and technology infrastructure investment, debt clearance, and potential inorganic growth. Shiprocket has evolved from a shipping service provider into a full-stack e-commerce enablement platform serving D2C brands and MSMEs.

Mainboard IPO Snapshot

Company	Price Band	Issue Size	Dates	Lot Size
Dhoot Transmission	₹829-871	₹3,067 Cr	Aug 10-12	17 shares
Molbio Diagnostics	₹768-807	₹939.70 Cr	Aug 10-12	18 shares
Milky Mist Dairy Food	₹133-140	₹1,553 Cr	Aug 11-13	—
Behari Lal Engineering	₹271-285	₹301.62 Cr	Aug 12-14	—
Shiprocket	₹92-97	₹1,617.48 Cr	Aug 12-14	154 shares

SME IPOs Also Opening This Week

Three SME issues are also going live in the same window: Sham Foam, Fascinate Textiles, and Pramodini Medicare. As always with SME IPOs, expect higher minimum ticket sizes and comparatively lower post-listing liquidity than mainboard issues.

Listings Scheduled This Week

Alongside the new issues opening, eight companies are scheduled to list this week, based on IPOs that closed earlier: Ardee Industries, LEAP India, Technocraft Ventures, Aegeus Technologies, G.V. Electricals, Anawil Wire & Engineering, LAPL Automotive, and Optimystix Entertainment.

What This Means for Investors

A week with five mainboard IPOs running concurrently means investable funds get split across issues — worth keeping in mind if you're applying to more than one, since ASBA blocks your bid amount until allotment, and running multiple large-ticket applications simultaneously can meaningfully affect your available bank balance for the week. It's also a useful week to compare sector exposure: this batch spans auto components, diagnostics, dairy/FMCG, industrial engineering, and e-commerce logistics — a genuinely diversified set for investors looking to spread bets across sectors rather than concentrate in one theme.

As always, each of these companies deserves its own close look at financials, valuation versus listed peers, and objects of the issue before applying — headline price bands and issue sizes are only the starting point.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. Which mainboard IPOs are opening this week?

Five mainboard IPOs open this week: Dhoot Transmission and Molbio Diagnostics (Aug 10-12), Milky Mist Dairy Food (Aug 11-13), and Behari Lal Engineering and Shiprocket (Aug 12-14).

Q2. Which is the largest IPO opening this week?

Dhoot Transmission's ₹3,067 crore issue is the largest of the week, followed by Shiprocket at ₹1,617.48 crore and Milky Mist Dairy Food at ₹1,553 crore.

Q3. What SME IPOs are opening this week?

Sham Foam, Fascinate Textiles, and Pramodini Medicare are the three SME issues opening this week.

Q4. How many companies are listing this week?

Eight companies are scheduled to list: Ardee Industries, LEAP India, Technocraft Ventures, Aegeus Technologies, G.V. Electricals, Anawil Wire & Engineering, LAPL Automotive, and Optimystix Entertainment.

Q5. What does Shiprocket do?

Shiprocket is a Temasek-backed, full-stack e-commerce enablement platform that has evolved from a shipping service provider to serve D2C brands and MSMEs.

Q6. What is Milky Mist Dairy Food raising funds for?

Primarily debt clearance and expansion/modernisation of its Perundurai manufacturing facility, including new production lines for whey protein concentrate, yoghurt, and cream cheese, along with cold-chain infrastructure