India's largest asset management firm makes a muted market debut after a $1 billion IPO
Investors were keeping a close watch on this listing as a strong debut would have indicated appetite for new large-scale public issues such as Jio Platforms and the National Stock Exchange. SBI Funds had 29.5 trillion rupees ($395 billion) under management as of March. Rising energy prices due to the Iran war have squeezed the Indian economy, taking the sheen off its domestic consumption story.
- ▪Investors were keeping a close watch on this listing as a strong debut would have indicated appetite for new large-scale public issues such as Jio Platforms and the National Stock Exchange.
- ▪SBI Funds had 29.5 trillion rupees ($395 billion) under management as of March.
- ▪Rising energy prices due to the Iran war have squeezed the Indian economy, taking the sheen off its domestic consumption story.
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Shares of India's largest asset manager, SBI Funds Management, listed at a premium of 7% to its IPO price on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a strong debut.The $1 billion IPO of the firm, which is a joint venture between State Bank of India and Europe's Amundi Group, had garnered bids worth 2.97 trillion rupees ($30.7 billion). The issue was oversubscribed 41.6 times, owing to an enthusiastic response from institutional investors.During the financial year ended in March, the average listing premium for Indian IPOs was 8% compared to 28% a year ago, according to a report by KPMG India in May. Investors were keeping a close watch on this listing as a strong debut would have indicated appetite for new large-scale public issues such as Jio Platforms and the National Stock Exchange.
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