SBI Cards make weak debut at bourses; plunge nearly 13 pc

New Delhi, Mar 16 () Shares of SBI Cards and Payment Services made a weak debut at the bourses on Monday, plunging nearly 13 per cent, against its issue price of Rs 755.

The scrip listed at Rs 658, dropping 12.84 per cent from the issue price on the BSE.

On the NSE, it slumped 12.45 per cent after opening to Rs 661.

The company's market valuation stood at Rs 69,811.44 crore on the BSE.

The drop in the company's scrip was in line with a weak broader market sentiment, where the BSE benchmark was trading over 2,000 points lower.

In traded volume terms, 17.65 lakh shares were traded on the BSE and 2.6 crore shares on the NSE in early trade.

The initial public offer of SBI Cards and Payment Services was subscribed over 22 times earlier this month.

Price range for the IPO was fixed at Rs 750-755 per share.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital, DSP Merrill Lynch, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India), Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) and SBI Capital Markets were the managers to the offer. SUM ANSANS