** Shares of VMS TMT VMST.NS rise 0.7% to 99.65 rupees on trading debut
** Stock opened at 104.90 rupees, 6% higher than the issue price of 99 rupees
** Thermo mechanically treated bars maker's 1.49 bln rupees ($16.8 mln) IPO, which comprised entirely of issue of fresh shares, was subscribed 102.3x
** VMST valued at 4.95 bln rupees, as of 14:42 IST
** Trading vols at 5.3 mln shares so far
** Funds raised from the offering to be used for repayment of borrowings and general corporate purposes
($1 = 88.7575 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)
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