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Swiggy Enters The Cauldron


After a spell of running with the bulls, Swiggy is grappling with bears. The stock fell below its issue price this week and the pre-IPO concerns around overvaluation are finally playing out in the public markets.

On the final day of trading in the week, Swiggy stock fell up to 2.5% to INR 379.20 on the BSE, around 3% below the IPO issue price of INR 390, before ending the week at INR 380.

Despite reporting YoY revenue jump of 31%, Swiggy’s Q3 loss widened to INR 799 Cr, and the company did not exactly show the kind of growth expected on…



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