Tuesday, January 8, 2008

ICICI Bank eyeing I-Sec IPO: Traders

India's most-valuable lender, ICICI Bank, may be planning an initial public offer in its investment banking and broking unit, traders and analysts said on Monday, sending its shares soaring more than 6 per cent.A spokesman for New York-listed ICICI said it was exploring various opportunities for its subsidiaries and that an announcement would be made if there was any decision.

The bank held a meeting for a group of investors on Monday, and traders said that was the source of the IPO talk in ICICI Securities, which lifted the stock from a 3.9 per cent early fall to end up 6.1 percent at a record close of Rs 1,363.90 ($34.7).

ICICI Securities offers services in corporate finance, fixed income and equities and operates out of Mumbai with offices in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, New York, London and Singapore, according to its Web site. It also has a subsidiary in the United States which is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc and is registered with authorities in the United Kingdom and Singapore to offer corporate advisory services.

Read more in The Economic Times article.

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