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By Sundaramurthy Vadivelu

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Mumbai, India: DLF Ltd has said it would invest Rs 3,500 crore - roughly a third of its planned initial public offering (IPO) - in building up its land reserves. This is significantly lower than its earlier plan of investing Rs 6,500 crore for the purpose.

Announcing its plans here today, DLF said it hoped to raise Rs 9,625 crore through a public issue of 1.75 crore shares in the price band of Rs 500-550 between June 11 and 14.

By Vipin Agnihotri

Lucknow, India: It has come into the notice of The India Street that the Indian government is all set to put in place routines to check whether foreign investors setting up shop in India are complying with the norms prescribed for them. Initial signs are that the new norms could make it necessary that companies file an annual compliance report or an inspection system could be put in place.

The grey market for the initial public offering (IPO) of real-estate major, DLF has become active following announcement of the dates and price band by the Delhi-headquartered company yesterday. The shares of DLF command an unofficial premium of Rs 26-28 a share in Ahmedabad, which is considered as the most active centre for grey market transactions.

The K P Singh-promoted DLF is raising Rs 9,600-odd crore through the IPO. The shares, with a face value of Rs 2 each, would be issued in the price band of Rs 500 and Rs 550.