Bharat Coking Coal shares settle 10% lower on debut day after listing at 96% premium

Bharat Coking Coal IPO shares list on stock exchanges on January 19.

Bharat Coking Coal shares settled 10 percent lower on debut day at Rs 40.28 per share, declining 10.49 percent.

The stock made a stellar stock market debut on the exchanges on Monday, listing with a premium of more than 95 percent, following a massive subscription of 147 times between January 9-13 in the primary market.

Shares of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd were listed at Rs 45 per share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), a strong premium of 95.65 percent. The 1,071-crore issue had a price band of Rs 21-23 per share.

On the BSE, the shares of the company were listed at Rs 45.21 apiece, a premium of 96.57 percent. The company's market capitalization post listing of shares stood at Rs 21,054.30 crore.

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) IPO got fully subscribed within minutes of opening for bidding on Friday. Earlier it mobilised over Rs 273 crore from anchor investors.

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Prashanth Tapse, Research Analyst at Mehta Equities, said "investors may consider booking profits on part of their holdings while retaining the rest for the long term. He also cautioned non-allotted investors against chasing the stock on listing day due to possible volatility.

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The listing of BCCL is part of the government's broader divestment push in the coal sector, aimed at unlocking value in Coal India's subsidiaries and enhancing transparency through market discipline.

The company was incorporated in 1972 to mine and supply coking coal concentrated in mines at Jharia, Jharkhand, and Raniganj, West Bengal, coalfields. BCCL's issue comes against the backdrop of a blockbuster year for the primary market. In 2025, companies raised a record nearly Rs 1.76 lakh crore through IPOs, buoyed by strong domestic liquidity, resilient investor sentiment and a supportive macroeconomic environment.

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