The transaction is being done through an equity purchase stake that values each share at Rs 86.
Had it not been for Covid-19 impact, the company would have reported a sharp 80 per cent year-on-year jump in its pre-tax profit to Rs 692 core.
A total of 13 companies, including SBI Cards and Shree Cements, are scheduled to announce their March quarter results today
With malls and shops closed, spending avenues are practically non-existent.
Worsening business conditions and sell-off by anchor investors have taken the stock southward
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Post listing, mutual funds have increased their stake in SBI Cards to 3.04 per cent from 1.6 per cent
The listing of LIC is being thought when it is still a pre-dominant player in the sector. This is just like in the case of the State Bank of India in 1993
The weak trading debut contrasted the stellar demand seen during SBI Cards' Rs 10,300-crore IPO earlier this month
All the sectoral indices ended with deep cuts. Nifty Bank index tumbled 2,087.50 points or over 8 per cent to 23,079 levels
The stock saw a weak debut due to prevailing market condition as the uncertainty regarding the effect of the coronavirus epidemic continued to keep investor sentiment in check.
The SBI Cards IPO is one of the largest share sale in recent times, both in terms of size and oversubscription
SBI's YES Bank investment raises questions
Lender mopped up Rs 2,800 crore from the share sale
A plan to infuse capital in YES Bank where it continues to function as a separate entity just like LIC investing in IDBI Bank, would be a big positive for all the concerned stakeholders, analysts say
At the top-end, the stock is valued at 46x its earnings for the first nine months of 2019-20.
SBI Cards expects to raise around Rs 10,355 crore through the IPO
The initial public offer (IPO) received bids for 25,12,78,800 shares against the total issue size of 10,02,79,411 shares, as per NSE data till 1200 hrs
Anticipating huge demand from wealthy investors, financial firms had borrowed heavily. However, they now fear their funds could remain underutilised
Listing gains may be limited, if the issue is subscribed multiple times