Adani Wilmar Shares Surge 10% After Weak Listing

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Currently, seven Adani Group companies are listed on the domestic bourses.New Delhi: Shares of Adani Wilmar on Tuesday listed with a
discount of nearly 4 per cent from the issue price -- at the upper band -- of Rs 230
On BSE, the stock got listed at Rs 221, a discount of 3.91 per cent
However, the edible oil major quickly witnessed buying in early deals and surged as much as 9.76 per cent from its issue price to hit an
intraday high of Rs 252.45."The stock got listed at a discount owing to the weaker sentiments of the secondary market in the last few
trading sessions
It is evident that investors who have subscribed the issue solely for listing gains would not be happy and can square off their positions in
the range of Rs 255-260," said Likhita Chepa, Senior Research Analyst at CapitalVia Global Research."Short-term investors can hold the stock
Long-term investors and investors looking to buy the stock on a listing day can consider holding/buying this stock given its wide
distribution, healthy financials, strong brand recall, increasing reach, and household consumption
Its prospects appear to be optimistic over the long term," she added.The IPO was open between January 27 and January 31 and it got
subscribed over 17 times
The portion for retail investors was subscribed 3.92 times.Adani Wilmar, which sells its cooking oils and other food products under the
Fortune brand, is a 50:50 joint venture between business conglomerate Adani Group and Singapore-based Wilmar.On the financial front, Adani
Wilmar Ltd's revenue increased to Rs 24,957.28 crore for the six months ended September in the current fiscal, as against Rs 16,273.73
crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.Apart from cooking oils, Adani Wilmar sells food products like rice, wheat flour and
sugar
It also sells non-food products like soap, handwash and sanitisers.Currently, seven Adani Group companies are listed on the domestic
bourses.