Skies darken for IPOs planned by Mobikwik, OYO after Paytm's dismal debut

It will take three to four months for people to forget Paytm and that it destroyed wealth, says a founder of a brokerage house in Mumbai

Paytm's dismal stock market debut this week is likely to put a damper on future offerings after the IPO of the digital payments firm ranked among the worst-performing in Indian history, six analysts and bankers said on Friday.

Indian companies have raised a staggering $9.7 billion through initial share sales in the first nine months of 2021, for the highest such tally in any of the corresponding periods of the last two decades, said accountants EY.

But offerings planned for later this year, such as those by payments rival MobiKwik and hotel aggregator OYO, will face questions after Paytm's debut