India, April 27 -- Ather Energy's IPO is witnessing steady demand from retail investors on day one of subscriptions.

Retail investors have subscribed 50% of the portion reserved for them on the first day of the bidding process so far. Retail investors (RIIs) had bid for 48.73 Lakh shares against 97.34 Lakh shares on offer as of 2:18 PM. This translated to a subscription of 50%.

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