Matrimony.com extends fall after weak listing; down 14% against IPO price

The stock dipped 6% to Rs 843, extending its previous day's 8% decline against its IPO price of Rs 985 per share on the NSE.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Sep 22 2017 | 11:13 AM IST
Matrimony.com has dipped 6% to Rs 843, extending its previous day’s 8% decline against its initial public offer (IPO) price of Rs 985 per share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

The company, the first pure-play Indian matchmaking website, on Thursday had made a quite debut by listing at par against its issue price on NSE and BSE.

On September 21, on first day of its listing, BNP Paribas Arbitrage had sold 134,102 shares of the company through open market on NSE, the bulk deal data shows. The names of the buyers were not ascertained immediately.

Matrimony.com, backed by US venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, runs bharatmatrimony.com, elitematrimony.com and a host of other marriage services portals.

At 11:04 AM; the stock trading 6% lower at Rs 847 on NSE. A combined 366,537 shares have changed hands on the counter on NSE and BSE so far.

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