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- Indbank Merchant Banking Services Limited, a subsidiary of Indian Bank incorporated in 1989 and headquartered in Chennai, India, operates as a SEBI-registered Category 1 merchant banker and provides a comprehensive suite of financial services including merchant banking for public issues, rights issues, private placements, acquisitions, takeovers, buybacks, delistings, and employee stock option schemes; advisory services encompassing share valuations, loan syndication, mergers and acquisitions, project counseling, appraisals, and feasibility studies; stock broking across equity, futures and options, delivery, intraday, ETFs, and IPOs on NSE, BSE, MSE, and MCX platforms via online trading systems and the IndFortune mobile app; depository participant services with NSDL offering demat accounts, IDeAS for online statements, and SPEED-e for electronic delivery instructions; distribution of mutual funds and investment products through the IndWealth platform registered with AMFI; and e-services for retail and institutional clients primarily in India with over 27,770 broking accounts and depository operations serving institutions and individuals. The company maintains membership in NSE equity, derivatives and debt segments, BSE equity and derivatives, and focuses on capital markets activities with 50 branches and nearly debt-free operations. Recent developments include approval of unaudited Q2 FY2025-26 results on October 13, 2025 showing net profit of Rs 18.56 million despite a 43.64% decline, appointment of Anand & Ponnappan as new statutory auditors, and stock exchange clarification sought on October 8, 2025 regarding significant price movement amid a 19.99% surge to Rs 39.5 earlier in October 2025.