** Shares of Affle India Ltd AFFL.NS rise as much as 28.7%
to 958.7 rupees on debut
** Marketing and advertising technology solutions provider,
an arm of Singapore-based Affle Holdings Pte Ltd, saw strong
response to its 4.59 billion rupee ($64.74 million) IPO
** The offering, which included fresh issue of 900 mln
rupees and an offer for sale for 3.69 bln rupees, was subscribed
86.5 times the shares on offer
** The IPO's price band was set at 740-745 rupees
** The NSE-listed stock opened at 926 rupees
($1 = 70.8950 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Harish Bhaskar in Bengaluru)
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