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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India’s biggest-ever IPO

Source: Business | The Guardian · Published: 20 October 2026

Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on Wednesday Business live – latest updates India’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock market downturn.

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Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, a telecoms company backed by Meta Platforms and Google, is hoping to raise up to 302bn rupees (£2.4bn) and is targeting a 10.3tn rupees valuation when it floats on the stock market from Wednesday. Continue reading...

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