ADAG IPOs on track

Undeterred by a dismal performance of Reliance Power IPO, which it attributes to abnormalities in the equity market, Anil Ambani Group Sunday said it will go ahead with listing plans of its other firms.

The firm has lodged a complaint with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, seeking investigation in "price hammering" of its shares since listing on February 11.

"The fact that seven Mauritius-based FIIs sell in a falling market has got to do something more than that meets the eye," group chairman Anil Ambani told reporters here.

"Our common complaint to SEBI is price hammering where within four minutes of listing, the stock price comes down from Rs 540 to rs 380," he said.

The scrip, after listing at Rs 547.8, slid into red within a minute and closed at Rs 372.5, a level much below the issue price. Investors in the company lost over Rs 1,700 crore on February 11, the day the scrip debuted on the stock exchanges.

On whether he would go slow on listing other group companies such as Reliance Infratel, he said: "there is no rethink on the issue. A DRHP has been filed. We will wait for the right time."

The group had raised USD 3 billion through the Reliance Power IPO - the largest in the country. It has also filed draft papers for initial public offer of Reliance Infratel, a subsidiary of Reliance Communications.

The company proposes to raise Rs 6,000 crore through the offer with an issue of 8.91 crore shares, representing about 10.05 per cent equity in Reliance Infratel. The issue proceeds are proposed to be utilised toward funding development of passive infrastructure and general corporate purposes.