** PN Gadgil Jewellers PNGD.NS soars as much as 76.7% to
848 rupees on its first day of trading
** Stock opened at 830 rupees, 73% higher than its IPO price
of 480 rupees
** PNGD's 11 bln-rupee ($131 mln) IPO was oversubscribed
59.4 times and included offer for share sales worth 2.5 bln
rupees and fresh shares of 8.5 bln
** IPO proceeds will be used to fund new stores, repay past
borrowings and general corporate purposes
** PNGD last up 68.2%
($1 = 83.8350 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))