India New Issue-Bajaj Finance accepts bids for zero-coupon bonds, bankers say
India New Issue-Bajaj Finance accepts bids for zero-coupon bonds, bankers say MUMBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - India's Bajaj Finance BJFN.NS has accepted bids worth 21.20 billion Indian rupees ($224.17 million), for zero-coupon bonds maturing in five years, three bankers said on Wednesday.
The non-banking finance company will offer a yield of 8.59% on this issue, and had invited bids on Monday, they said.
Bajaj Finance did not immediately respond to a Reuters email seeking comment.
Here is the list of deals reported so far on October 21:
Issuer | Tenure | Coupon (in %) | Issue size (in bln rupees)* | Bidding date | Rating |
Bajaj Finance | 5 years | 8.59 (yield) | 21.20 | October 19 | AAA (Crisil) |
L&T Finance | 2 year and 11 months | 8.00 (yield) | 15 | October 19 | AAA (Crisil, CareEdge) |
* Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues
($1 = 94.5700 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar)
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