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CDSL IPO Subscribed Two Times On First Day

CDSL IPO gets bids for 2.51 crore shares against total issue size of 2.48 crore shares.

Men look up at an electronic ticker board that indicates stock figures at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg.
Men look up at an electronic ticker board that indicates stock figures at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg.

The initial public offering of Central Depository Services Ltd. (CDSL) was subscribed 2 times the shares on offer on the first day of the three-day bidding process.

The IPO, to raise Rs 524 crore, received bids for 5.19 crore shares against the total issue size of 2.48 shares, according to data on the National Stock Exchange till 5 pm.

The category reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 97 per cent and non institutional investors, 61 per cent. Retail investors portion was subscribed 3.48 times.

CDSL on Friday raised Rs 154.07 crore from 15 anchor investors. The price band for the share sale has been fixed at Rs 145-149. Through the offer, which closes on June 21, CDSL's promoter and leading stock exchange BSE plans to sell 3.51 crore shares.

The book running lead managers to the offer are Haitong Securities India Pvt Ltd, IDBI Capital Markets and Securities Ltd and YES Securities (India) Ltd. CDSL is the second largest depository in the country.