Bansal Wire shares decline 5% as 20% equity becomes eligible for trading after lock-in expiry

Shares of Bansal Wire Industries Ltd. declined as much as 5.2% in early trade to their new 52-week low of Rs 286 on the BSE on Friday, January 9, with the expiry of the six-month and longer-tenure shareholder lock-in period for the stainless steel wire manufacturer.

As many as 31.3 million shares, representing close to 20% of the company’s total outstanding equity, will become eligible for trading following the end of the lock-in, according to data compiled by Nuvama Alternative and Quantitative Research. The development is likely to be tracked closely by market participants.

It is important to note that the expiry of a shareholder lock-in does not automatically translate into selling pressure in the open market. While the shares become free to trade, there is no obligation on shareholders to offload their holdings once the restriction ends.

Bansal Wire Industries is engaged in the manufacturing and export of steel wires, with operations spanning three major segments—high carbon steel wire, mild steel wire or low carbon steel wire, and stainless steel wire. The company caters to a wide range of industrial applications across domestic and international markets.

The company is considered the second-largest steel wire manufacturer in the country and the largest producer of stainless steel wire in India, giving it a strong position within the segment.

Separately, Bansal Wire Industries recently reported record sales volumes for the December quarter. In a regulatory filing last Thursday, the company said it clocked its highest-ever quarterly sales volume of 121,702 metric tons (MT) in Q3FY26. This surpassed the earlier peak of 114,60 metric tons recorded in Q2FY26.

For the nine-month period ended December 31, the company’s cumulative sales volume stood at 340,411 MT, compared with 246,888 MT in the corresponding period of FY25. For context, Bansal Wire Industries had closed FY25 with a total sales volume of 344,710 MT, as per the same filing.

Bansal Wire shares are down 22% in the last 6 months.

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