Positive start: LIC's mega share sale subscribed 67% on first day

Interestingly, LIC's IPO will remain open for subscription even on the weekend, given the large amount the government is looking to raise from the market

Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s) initial public offering (IPO), which opened for subscription on Wednesday, was subscribed 67 per cent, or 0.67 times, at the end of Day 1, driven by robust interest from its policyholders, employees, and the retail segment. The issue will remain open till May 9.

The policyholders’ segment was subscribed close to two times, the employees’ segment 1.17 times, and the retail segment 0.6 times. The non-institutional investors and qualified institutional buyers’ segments were subscribed 0.27 times and 0.33 times, respectively, on the first day.

The offer received bids for 108.6 million shares against the offered 162.7