Receives record 7.33 million applications from retail investors
With just hours to go until end of the subscription period for the $2.7 billion initial public offering of LIC, foreign institutional funds have put in orders for merely 8% of the shares
In April, the industry earned NBP to the tune of Rs 17,939 crore, compared with Rs 9,739 crore in the year-ago period
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Against 3,95,31,236 reserved, 4,61,62,185 bids were received, reflecting a subscription of 1.17 times, according to data posted on stock exchanges at 12:12 pm
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The policyholder quota was subscribed over 5 times, employee portion 3.8 times and retail individual investor quota 1.6 times.
Industry players said the refund process for LIC's IPO will complete on May 13 - the same day when Delhivery IPO closes
The portion of LIC's initial public offering earmarked for non-institutional investors, including high net-worth individuals, has been subscribed fully on the fourth day on Saturday
The policyholder quota was subscribed 4 times, employee portion 3.1 times and retail individual investor quota 1.23 times
The move comes after several petitions challenging the policy were filed across the country
Bank officers union AIBOC has objected to the RBI's decision to open ASBA-designated branches on Sunday to facilitate subscription to the public offer of LIC
The Midcap and Smallcap indices declined over 2 per cent each; The breadth too favoured the bears in 3:1 ratio.
LIC's IPO will remain open for subscription even on the weekend, given the large amount the government is looking to raise from the market
Sees participation from 3.6 mn individual investors; policyholders lead
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By Thursday, the second day of the offering, investors had already put in orders for 90% of the shares for sale in India's biggest IPO.
CLOSING BELL: Around 3:30 PM, the mega IPO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) was subscribed 91 per cent with policyholders' quota seeing a subscription of 2.79 times
"We see the arrival of external shareholders with experience of the insurance industry as a further key benefit of the IPO," Moody's said.