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Jio Platforms IPO Anchor Book Oversubscribed 30x at $26.3B Bids

Jio Platforms, India's largest telecom and digital services company, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) expected to raise up to 302 billion rupees ($3.2 billion). The IPO's anchor investor quota was oversubscribed more than 30 times, attracting bids totaling 2.5 trillion rupees ($26.3 billion) for the 81.1 billion rupee portion allocated to anchor investors. Major asset managers such as BlackRock, Capital Group, and GIC have placed bids in the anchor book. Jio Platforms confirmed it allocated 72.47 million equity shares to these anchor investors at 1,119 rupees per share, which is at the top of the IPO price band. This IPO is projected to be the largest ever in India by rupee terms. This strong demand from institutional investors shows significant interest in Jio Platforms ahead of the public offering. For ordinary investors, the heavy oversubscription of the anchor book at the upper price band often signals robust market interest and pricing strength going into the public sale, which may affect share availability and pricing when public subscriptions open.