Shares of
RailTel Corporation of India were commanding a premium of Rs 15-17 per unit in the unlisted market ahead of their debut on exchanges on Friday, February 26, implying listing gains of 16-18 per cent over the issue price of Rs 94 per share. But a correction in the secondary market has dented the listing pop by nearly 50 per cent for RailTel shares as they were trading at Rs 109-112 apiece in the unlisted market from Rs 122 earlier, said grey market watcher Manan Doshi, co-founder of Unlistedarena.com. Keshav Lahoti, equity research analyst at Angel Broking too shares the view and sees a small premium listing for RailTel of around 15 per cent.
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How to check RailTel IPO allotment status
RailTel IPO Allotment Status Check: The initial public offer (IPO) of state-owned RailTel Corporation of India Limited received tremendous response from investors. It was subscribed 42.39 times. According to data available with the NSE, the Rs 819.24-crore offer received bids for 2,59,42,43,370 shares against 6,11,95,923 shares on offer.
The portion of the IPO reserved for retail investors was subscribed 16.78 times, whereas the qualified institutional buyer was subscribed 65.29 times. The public issue was of 8,71,53,369 equity shares and had a price range of Rs 93-94 per share.
The basis of the allotment of the IPO will be announced on February 23. RailTel IPO was oversubscribed and the allotment process will be done through a lottery system. The registrar of the RailTel IPO will initiate the refund process on February 24.Â
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Updated Feb 16, 2021 | 12:48 IST
RailTel s IPO opened for subscription on Tuesday. The price band of the issue has been fixed Rs 93-94. It commanded 37% GMP over the upper band of issue price as of February 16 RailTel IPO opens for subscription: Brokerages weigh in on co s strengths, risks | Photo Credit: PTI
Telecom infrastructure corporation company RailTel Corporation of India’s Rs 819.24-crore initial public offer (IPO) opened for subscription on February 16. The Mini Ratna (category-I) company offers 8.71 crore equity shares of the public sector company via the offer for sale (OFS) route.
Government of India which holds 100% stake in the company aims to pare its holding to 72.8% in the information & communication technology (ICT) PSU and post-issue public holding will be 27.16%.
The three-day initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned RailTel Corporation of India will open for subscription on Tuesday. The price band has been fixed at Rs 93-94 a share for the initial share-sale. The IPO is entirely an offer-for-sale through which the government will offload 87,153,369 equity shares, amounting to 27.16 per cent stake. At the upper end of the price band, the government would raise a little over Rs 819 crore. Half of the issue is reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 35 per cent for retail investors, and 15 per cent for non-institutional bidders. Railtel shares were changing hands at a premium of over 30 per cent to its IPO price in the grey market, said people in the know. While the IPO price band is Rs 93-94 per share, grey market operators are offering over Rs 122 per share.