Shares of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC) surged as much as 23 per cent on their trading debut on Friday, as investors bet on the company as a key beneficiary of the ongoing shift in household savings from traditional assets to equities. The stock touched an intraday high of ₹2,663, before settling at ₹2,576, up ₹411, or 19 per cent, over its issue price of ₹2,165 per share.
At close, ICICI Prudential AMC commanded a market capitalisation of ₹1.27 trillion, making it the most valued stock in India’s capital market ecosystem and overtaking peer HDFC AMC, which is currently

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