India, Oct. 19 -- Ahead of opening its public issue on Wednesday (October 19), telecom major Jio Platforms has raised Rs.8,109.8 Cr from anchor investors.

The company allotted 7.25 Cr equity shares to anchor investors at a price of Rs.1,119 per share, the upper end of its price band.

Around 2.48 Cr shares, more than a third of the overall, were picked up by 25 domestic mutual funds via a total of 95 schemes. Domestic mutual funds that anchored Jio's IPO were SBI Mutual Funds, HDFC Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, among others.

Besides, 97 Lakh equity shares (13.4% of the anchor round) were picked up by insurance companies and pension funds including Life Insurance...