- The government’s 2% IRFC share sale failed to get full subscription from institutions
- Institutional investors bid for 94.98% of the 23.52 crore shares reserved for them
- Bids from institutions totaled about Rs 2,326 crore at an indicative price of Rs 104.12
The government's 2 per cent share sale offer in Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (IRFC) failed to get full subscription from institutional investors on Wednesday.
Institutional investors placed bids for over 22.34 crore IRFC shares, which is 94.98 per cent of the over 23.52 crore shares reserved for them in the offer for sale (OFS).
At an indicative price of Rs 104.12 apiece, institutional investors put in bids for about Rs 2,326 crore.
Retail investors will bid in the share sale on Thursday.
The government has proposed to sell over 26.13 crore shares or a 2 per cent stake in IRFC with a green shoe option of an equal number in the two-day OFS. The floor price was set at Rs 104 apiece.
The government currently holds an 86.36 per cent stake in the railway sector enterprise.
Shares of IRFC closed at Rs 104.55, down 4.43 per cent over previous close on BSE. The scrip had touched a 52-week low of Rs 104.40 in intraday.
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