New Delhi, May 5 -- As many as nine companies will open their initial public offerings (IPOs) in the coming week. Additionally, four new listings are scheduled for the same week.

Of the nine IPOs, six are in the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment, while three are in the mainboard segment.

"Since 2004, there has not been a single IPO launch during May in the previous four general election cycles. Typically, the period from April to June during these years has been slow for the primary markets due to election uncertainty. However, this trend is expected to change now as, three mainboard IPOs of Indegene Limited, TBO Tek Limited and Aadhar Housing Finance are set to be launched next week to raise 6,392 crore," Mahavir Lunawat, Manag...