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  "id": 16838051,
  "title": "Ambani's Jio to make Mumbai trading debut after record US$3.2 billion India IPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ambanis-jio-to-make-mumbai-trading-debut-after-record-us-3-2-billion-16838051",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ambani-jio-mumbai-trading-debut-record-32-billion-india-ipo-6498426"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jio Platforms, the digital services arm of Reliance Industries, is scheduled to make its stock market debut in Mumbai on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The listing follows a record-breaking initial public offering that raised approximately US$3.2 billion at 1,119 rupees per share. According to Straits Times Business, the IPO attracted robust demand with investors applying for more than 22 times the shares offered. Business Recorder reports the offering was India’s most-subscribed ever, drawing $77 billion in bids.\n\nThe move is part of Mukesh Ambani’s strategy to transition Reliance Industries from an oil-and-chemicals conglomerate into an \"everything company\" covering technology and consumer sectors, as noted by Channel News Asia and Business Recorder. Jio Platforms, which serves over 530 million customers and is backed by Meta and Alphabet’s Google, could potentially become one of India's largest companies by market capitalization. While grey market platforms showed a premium of around 22% ahead of the debut, Straits Times Business notes that experts caution these unofficial indicators can be unreliable.",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Ambani’s Jio to make Mumbai trading debut after record US$3.2 billion India IPO",
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        "published": "2026-10-28T00:56:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Jio to make trading debut after record $3.2 billion IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/jio-to-make-trading-debut-after-record-3-2-billion-ipo",
        "published": "2026-10-28T01:45:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ashes-india-series-result-in-record-revenue-net-surplus-for-cricket",
        "published": "2026-10-28T01:55:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Ambani's Jio to make Mumbai trading debut after record $3.2 billion India IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ambanis-jio-to-make-mumbai-trading-debut-after-record-3-2-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:19:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Billionaire Ambani’s Jio to debut after record India IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/billionaire-ambanis-jio-to-debut-after-record-india-ipo-16843109",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Billionaire Ambani’s Jio to debut after record India IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/billionaire-ambanis-jio-to-debut-after-record-india-ipo",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Jio lists at 21% premium on debut after record $3.2 billion India IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/jio-lists-at-21-premium-on-debut-after-record-3-2-billion-india-ipo",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:40:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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