Street Signs: Jolt for unlisted markets, Utkarsh SFB GMP at 60%, and more

IPOs of some of the recent small finance banks (SFBs) have not done so well. However, Utkarsh SFB looks set to buck the trend

Unlisted markets get a jolt from the blue

Investor confidence in unlisted shares was shaken after the developments of last week that saw online drugstore PharmEasy issuing new shares in a rights issue at a 90 per cent discount to its previous valuations and Reliance Retail’s move to buy back and cancel shares held by public investors. Both stocks were, at one time, very popular in the unlisted market, with canny investors cornering them with the objective of benefiting from their listing. “Since investors have suffered losses on both counts, they will be careful when it comes to dealing in