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Axis Bank OFS retail book of 5.8 mn shares receives just 28% subscription

Unsubscribed portion of the OFS will be allotted to non-retail investors

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The government will be able to raise a little over Rs 4,000 crore through the share sale

BS Reporter Mumbai
The retail quota of the Axis Bank offer for sale (OFS) managed to garner just 28 per cent subscription. A total of 5.8 million shares were reserved for retail investors—those investing up to Rs 2,00,00. However, they bid only for 1.66 million shares, data provided by exchanges showed. The unsubscribed portion of the OFS will be allotted to non-retail investors. A day earlier, they had bid for 2.6 times the shares on offer. Most retail bids came in at Rs 703. Shares of Axis Bank closed at Rs 706, down 1.5 per cent.

Through the OFS, the government sold 1.95

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