Food and grocery delivery firm Swiggy's $1.4 billion initial public offering was fully subscribed on Friday, as institutional investors rushed in with orders on the final day of India's second-largest share sale this year.

While big ticket offerings have seen relatively muted responses, India’s IPO market has been buoyant, with about 290 companies raising nearly $14 billion so far this year, roughly twice the amount raised in all of last year, LSEG data showed.

Swiggy has raised around $606 million from a set of more than 75 anchor investors as part of its $1.35 billion initial public offering, as the Indian food delivery and quick commerce startup prepares for the country’s second-largest listing of the year next week.

Swiggy sold shares worth $605 million to institutional investors including Fidelity and Norges on Tuesday as the food delivery firm launches a $1.35 billion IPO that will be India's second-largest stock offering this year.

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Swiggy's IPO opens today for retail and institutional investors, with the company anticipating its listing on the stock exchanges on November 13.

Food and grocery delivery firm Swiggy's $1.4 billion IPO was 12% subscribed after its first day of bidding, with retail investors placing orders for more than half the shares reserved for them in India's second-largest IPO of 2024.

Bidding for the food delivery giant's IPO will remain open till Friday, November 8, 2024, and its grey market premium today is ₹11