India's Life Insurance Corp (LIC) has priced its initial public offering at the top of the indicated range, at Rs 949 ($12.28), a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The state-owned insurance behemoth is likely to be listed on stock exchanges on May 17.
The price range for the issue had been set at between Rs 902 and Rs 949 per share.
LIC shares were trading at a discount of around Rs 30 from the upper end of the price band, a sharp decline from a premium of 100 rupees earlier this month.
The country's largest-ever IPO was oversubscribed 2.95 times as six days of bidding came to an end on May 9. The government expects to raise up to $2.7 billion - a third of its original target - by selling a 3.5% stake in the company.
The 66-year-old company dominates India's insurance sector, with more than 280 million policies. It was the fifth-biggest global insurer in terms of insurance premium collection in 2020, the latest year for which statistics are available.
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