
Jio Platforms lists up 21% in India's biggest-ever IPO
The move
Jio Platforms, the Reliance Industries telecom and digital unit run by Mukesh Ambani, began trading on India's NSE and BSE on Oct. 28 after raising about $3.1 billion in India's largest-ever IPO. Shares listed at 1,358 rupees, a premium of more than 21% to the 1,119-rupee issue price, before rising further to list up as much as 25% on the day, giving the company a market value of about 13.05 trillion rupees ($137.1 billion) -- comparable to AT&T's and Verizon's, per LSEG data. Reliance Industries still owns more than 64% of Jio Platforms after the offering.
Why it matters
The listing cements Jio as one of India's most valuable companies and gives Ambani's conglomerate a newly tradable stock to use for future deals and fundraising.
The bear case
Analysts quoted by CNBC said much of the good news is already priced in after the listing-day jump, with the stock trading at roughly 34 times earnings.
What to watch
Jio Platforms' first quarterly results as a public company.

