** Two-wheeler helmet maker Studds Accessories STUS.NS drop nearly 1% on trading debut; earlier slumped almost 4.3%
** Stock opened at 565 rupees vs issue price of 585 rupees
** As of 11:55 a.m. IST, co valued at 22.72 billion rupees ($258.49 million)
** Broader markets decline on profit-taking across sectors .BO
** Its 4.55-billion-rupee IPO consisted solely of shares on offer by existing shareholders
** IPO was subscribed 73.25 times, garnering bids worth 233.55 billion rupees at the upper end of the price range of 557-585 rupees
($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant)
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