South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor’s India unit will raise more than $3 billion in what would be the biggest-ever initial public offering in India. Hyundai Motor India’s share sale, which would beat the previous Indian IPO record of around $2.

Hyundai Motor India's $3.3-billion initial public offering was oversubscribed by more than two times on Thursday attracting aggressive bidding from institutional investors, even though pricing concerns deterred retail participation.

The Rs 27,870 crore mega initial public offering (IPO) of India’s second largest carmaker, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), closed on October 17 with an oversubscription of 237 per cent, or 2.4 times. The public issue received applications for 23.63 crore shares as against a total offering of 9.97 crore shares.

Investors can check the IPO allotment status on the website of Kfin Technologies. (Image: Reuters) Hyundai India IPO closed the issue with a total subscription of 2.37 times. The qualitative institutional investors saved the issue on the last day by subscribing to it almost 7 times.

Hyundai India's shares in the grey market are now trading at a discount of around Rs 30 against the upper end of the IPO price of Rs 1,960

Hyundai India's $3.3 billion IPO was subscribed in 42% on the second day of bidding on Wednesday, led mostly by employees, who were offered shares at a discount and already oversubscribed their part of the offer.

India’s unregulated gray market is indicating that the excitement around Hyundai Motor India Ltd.’s $3.3 billion initial public offering — poised to be the country’s biggest ever — is cooling.