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SBI Funds Poised for Strong India Debut After $1 Billion IPO
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SBI Funds Poised for Strong India Debut After $1 Billion IPO SBI Funds Management Ltd. is poised for a strong trading debut Tuesday after investors piled into its $1 billion initial public offering, making it one of India’s most heavily subscribed billion-dollar share sales. Shares of the nation’s largest funds manager by assets were quoted about 18% above the IPO price of 574 rupees in the gray market on Monday, according to IPOWatch and IPOCentral data.
SBI Funds Poised for Strong India Debut After $1 Billion IPO
SBI Funds Management Ltd. is poised for a strong trading debut Tuesday after investors piled into its $1 billion initial public offering, making it one of India’s most heavily subscribed billion-dollar share sales.
Shares of the nation’s largest funds manager by assets were quoted about 18% above the IPO price of 574 rupees in the gray market on Monday, according to IPOWatch and IPOCentral data. If the premium holds, SBI Funds would debut with a market capitalization of more than 1.38 trillion rupees ($14.3 billion), making it India’s No. 2 listed asset manager behind ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co., which is valued at about 1.54 trillion rupees ($16 billion).