Cos raise Rs 2,025 cr in April via IPOs, rights issues

The quantum of funds mopped up by India Inc through IPOs and rights issues fell by almost 69% in April to Rs 2,025.7 crore compared to the levels raised in March this year.

"During April 2011, Rs 2,025.7 crore was mobilised in the primary market through six issues as compared to Rs 6,514.2 crore mobilised through 14 issues in March 2011, a decline of 68.9% over previous month," said the 'Capital Market Review' by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

All the six issues in April were initial public offers (IPOs).

Corporates had raised Rs 6,514.2 crore in March through three IPOs, four public issues and seven rights issues.

Fund raising through IPOs and rights issues was quite good in the last fiscal and companies had ended up 2010-11 raising a total of Rs 67,608.6 crore.

Among the major fund raising last year was Coal India's public offer which had garnered over Rs 15,000 crore.

The Sebi also said in April no listed company raised capital through Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs)

The number of QIPs is March 2011 was only one and Rs 1,993 crore had been raised through it.

The number of preferential allotments, however, witnessed a surge in April 2011 with 30 such allotments raising Rs 8,776 crore.

In March, a total of 26 preferential allotments had hit the primary market, raising a total of Rs 1,020 crore.

In April, the stock markets had seen a bit of fluctuation with the equity benchmark Sensex going up by 1.7% during the month.