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IRCTC enjoys bumper IPO subscription in slowing economy

State-run Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp’s initial public offering to raise 6.45 billion rupees was subscribed nearly 112 times by the end of the book-running process, stock exchange data showed. Investors bid for 2.25 billion shares of the company, compared with 20.2 million shares on offer, according to data from the National Stock Exchange, as of 1230 GMT on Thursday. The company is authorized by the railway ministry to offer Indian railway tickets online, offer catering service and exclusively manufacture and supply packaged drinking water at railway stations and on trains in India. The issue for IRCTC, which also handles holiday packages and pilgrimage tours for the Indian railways, comprises an offer for sale of 20.2 million shares at a price band of 315-320 rupees per share.

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