** Indian stainless steel tubes and pipes maker Scoda Tubes SCOD.NS climbs 5% to 147 rupees on first day of trading
** Stock opened flat at 140 rupees
** Co valued at $102.5 million as of 1:42 p.m. IST
** Its IPO consisted solely of fresh issue of shares worth up to 2.2 billion rupees
** IPO was subscribed 53.78 times; portion set aside for non-institutional investors subscribed 113.03 times, qualified institutional buyers subscribed 69.51x
** Proceeds will be used for expanding production capacity, funding working capital requirements and general corporate purposes
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
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