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Jio Platforms reached full subscription on the first day of its initial public offering?
Exchange order books showed bids exceeded the entire share offering within hours of launch
Reliance puts India record IPO past full subscription
Jio Platforms shares drew orders for more than twice the offering within hours of opening on Wednesday.
The story continues
Jio Platforms surges 23% in record listing
31 October 2026The telecommunications giant raised $3.2 billion before opening trading on Mumbai exchanges.
In a nutshell
Jio Platforms secured full backing for India's largest initial public offering within hours of opening on Wednesday, drawing bids for 2.38 times the shares on offer by mid-afternoon. The swift response clears the way for parent Reliance Industries to monetize its digital arm and pay down subsidiary debt before trading starts on Oct. 28.
Highlights
- Jio Platforms opened bidding on Oct. 21 for an initial public offering valued at over 30,000 crore rupees.
- The share price band was set between 1,065 and 1,119 rupees per share.
- Total bids crossed full subscription at 1.02 times the base issue by 10:45 IST on Wednesday.
- Bidding volume reached 2.38 times the total issue size excluding anchor investors by 15:00 IST.
- The public offering closes on Oct. 23 ahead of a planned market debut on Oct. 28.
From the Editor’s Diary
Rapid uptake for India's biggest equity sale proves domestic markets can absorb record offerings, setting a benchmark for future mega-cap technology listings.
Who's involved
Jio Platforms Limited
The Indian digital and telecommunications subsidiary of Reliance Industries
goal → Raising over 30,000 crore rupees to pay down debt and establish a public market valuation
Reliance Industries Limited
India's largest conglomerate and parent entity of Jio Platforms
goal → Unlocking value from its digital technology arm and broadening public ownership
Indian Institutional and Retail Investors
Domestic market participants bidding across NSE and BSE
goal → Securing share allotments in India's largest-ever equity offering
In short
Investors bought up India's biggest stock sale within hours on Wednesday, clearing a crucial hurdle for billionaire Mukesh Ambani's digital business and proving public markets can absorb record mega-cap deals.
The surge makes an eventual oversubscribed debut likely when trading begins next week.
That outcome appears near-certain because strong early demand from institutional funds and company staff pushed total orders beyond 2.3 times the available shares on day one alone.
Previously in this story
Jio Platforms IPO secures record demand
22 October 2026Strong institutional bids push the flagship telecom unit's opening-day share sale to 3.16 times oversubscription.
How it unfolded
Jio Platforms Files Offer Document with Indian Regulators
Jio Platforms set terms on Oct. 14 for India's biggest public offering, unveiling plans to issue 27 crore shares to raise 30,213 crore rupees, with proceeds earmarked to pay down borrowings at telecom unit Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Bidding Opens Across Exchanges and Crosses Full Subscription
Demand outpaced supply from the opening bell on Wednesday, pushing the share sale past full subscription in under two hours before orders widened further by mid-afternoon.
Where things stand
Bidding runs through 17:00 IST on Oct. 23, when exchanges will establish final demand across institutional, high-net-worth and retail accounts.
Successful bidders receive shares on Oct. 26 before stock begins trading on domestic bourses on Oct. 28.