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Embassy Office Parks REIT rises on market debut

Reuters April 1 | Updated on April 01, 2019 Published on April 01, 2019

Units of Embassy Office Parks REIT rose as much as 3.7 per cent on their market debut on Monday, after the real estate investment trust raised Rs 4,750 crore ($686.61 million) in India's first such listing.

The unit was trading at Rs 312 at 10.20 am, trading higher by 4 per cent, compared with the IPO price band of Rs 299-300.

Earlier this month, investors bid for about 183.5 million units, or 2.57 times the 71.3 million on offer. The REIT is a joint-venture between Embassy Group and U.S.-based equity investor Blackstone Group LP. ($1 = 69.1800 Indian rupees)

Published on April 01, 2019
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