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Foreign investors shun LIC IPO over market risks

NEW DELHI: Foreign institutional investors have on the whole steered clear of India’s biggest share sale, deeming it too expensive given currency risks and the global market backdrop.

With subscription period ending for the $2.7 billion initial public offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India, foreign institutional funds have put in orders for merely 2% of the shares set aside for all institutional buyers.

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