Insurer LIC Joins Year’s Worst Debutants After Record India IPO
- Stock ends 7.8% lower in Mumbai after $2.7 billion offering
- Macquarie rates insurer neutral with 1,000-rupee price target
The Life Insurance Corp. of India headquarters in Mumbai.
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State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India slumped in its Mumbai trading debut after a record initial public offering that priced at the top of the range and was oversubscribed nearly three times.
The shares ended 7.8% lower than the IPO price of 949 rupees after losing 9.4% earlier. The offering raised $2.7 billion, with buyers including sovereign funds in Norway and Singapore, and millions of small-time Indian investors.