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
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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.
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With Rs 28,960-crore projected mop-up, month to be second-best for fund-raising
LIC's private sector share of investments had touched a 16-year low of 14.9 per cent in 2019, an analysis by the Reserve Bank of India showed.
Interestingly, 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
LIC's public offer, the country's biggest-ever IPO, saw the policyholders' portion being oversubscribed on the first day itself on Wednesday, though overall subscription stood at just 66%
Meanwhile, the mega LIC IPO was off to a steady start, with policyholder and employee segment receiving strong response on Day 1 of the offer period.
Analysts anticipate volatility in the grey market to moderate after the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) clears uncertainty over rate hike in its May meeting
The non-institutional category, consisting of corporates, individuals, and others has seen muted demand, with only 5 per cent subscription so far
These 5 PSU stocks can jump as much as 25 per cent from the current levels, provided the overall market momentum stays strong