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Shares of Sula Vineyards on Thursday made a tepid market debut and ended nearly 8 per cent lower against the issue price of Rs 357. The stock was listed at Rs 358, marginally higher by 0.27 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it hit a high of Rs 363.40 and low of Rs 328.60. Shares of the company finally ended at Rs 331.15 apiece, a decline of 7.24 per cent. On the NSE, it made its debut at Rs 361, climbing 1.12 per cent. The stock settled at Rs 329.90 per share, lower by 7.59 per cent. The company commanded a market valuation of Rs 2,788.24 crore on the BSE. In volume terms, 4.23 lakh shares were traded on the BSE and 80.73 lakh shares on the NSE during the day. The initial public offer of Sula Vineyards got subscribed 2.33 times last week. The Rs 960.35-crore initial share-sale had a price range of Rs 340-357 a share. The company distributes wines under a bouquet of popular brands such as Sula (its flagship brand), RASA, Dindori, The Source, Satori, Madera
Three companies -- Sula Vineyards, Landmark Cars and Abans Holdings -- are set to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) next week to collectively raise Rs 1,858 crore. The initial share sales of wine producer Sula Vineyards and Abans Holdings, the financial services arm of Abans Group, will open for public subscription on December 12, while that of automobile dealership chain Landmark Cars will begin on December 13, data with stock exchanges showed. This comes after 10 companies had floated their IPOs in the month of November. In 2022 so far, as many as 33 companies have come out with their IPOs to mop up over Rs 55,000 crore. In 2021, 63 IPOs raised more than Rs 1.19 lakh crore, as per the data. Ankit Yadav, Founder and Director of Market Maestroo, said all the three IPOs are coming at a time of interest rate hikes. Generally, there is an opportunity for making wealth from IPOs in low-rate scenarios where borrowing is easy. "So today in high rates, the businesses who are