Spice IPO sold 37 times, BEML offer on a roll

Investors' interest in Spice Communications' initial public offering (IPO) picked up on the final day backed by qualified institutional investors as the issue was subscribed 37.554 times. Suryachakra Power Corporation, which has two more days to close, is yet to impress investors.

The Noida-based cellular operator's public issue of over 113 million equity shares, which opened for subscription on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday, received over 4,247 million bids, according to the BSE website. The issue is priced in the band of Rs 41-46 a share.

The public issue of Suryachakra Power Corporation, which opened for subscription on Monday for selling 34 million equity shares, received bids for 79 per cent of the shares on offer. The company received a total of 26.802 million bids.

The qualified institutional buyers' (QIB) portion was subscribed 1.5124 times, while the retail portion was subscribed 0.1142 times. The non-institutional investor portion has not got any investors so far. The price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 17-20 a share.

Meanwhile, mining and construction equipment major Bharat Earth Movers' (BEML) follow-on public offer (FPO) opened for subscription today. I-Sec is the lead banker to the issue. The issue has already been subscribed 1.02 times.