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BlueStone Lists at Discount After ₹1,540-Crore IPO

A zero grey-market premium signaled a soft start despite strong institutional bids.

BlueStone Jewellery shares disappoint on debut; stock lists at discount
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Overview

  • Shares opened at ₹510 on the NSE and about ₹509 on the BSE, 1.35%–1.59% below the ₹517 issue price.
  • After the weak open, the stock briefly traded above the offer price intraday, touching roughly ₹533–₹534.
  • The offering drew 2.7 times overall subscription, led by QIBs at 4.28 times, with retail at 1.35 times and NIIs at 0.55 times.
  • The ₹1,540.65 crore float comprised a ₹820 crore fresh issue for working capital and corporate needs and a ₹720.65 crore OFS that enabled early backers to book multi-fold returns, including Saama (~10.6x) and Accel (~8.1x).
  • Pre-listing grey-market pricing hovered at ₹0, aligning with the muted debut, and a standard retail lot saw a notional loss of about ₹238 at listing.