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Shiprocket Shares Jump 35% on Stock Market Debut

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Shiprocket is a company from India. It helps businesses send packages to customers.

Shiprocket had an IPO this week. An IPO is when a company sells shares to the public for the first time.

The shares started trading on the NSE. The NSE is a big stock market in India.

The shares began at a price 35% higher than the IPO price. This is called a premium.

This means people who bought shares in the IPO made money already.

Now, many people ask: should they buy more shares, sell them, or hold them?

Investors check the allotment status to see if they got shares. They can check this on websites like KFinTech, BSE, and NSE.

Experts are giving advice about what to do next with the shares.

Vocabulary7 words

IPO
when a company sells shares to people for the first time
NSE
a big stock market in India
premium
a price that is higher than normal
allotment status
information that shows if you got shares you asked for
shares
small parts of a company that people can buy
stock market
a place where people buy and sell shares
investors
people who put money into things like shares to make more money

Quiz

1. What is Shiprocket?
2. How much higher was the listing price than the IPO price?
3. True or False: People who bought Shiprocket shares in the IPO made money on listing day.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Shiprocket is a company from India. It helps businesses send _____ to customers.

Shiprocket had an _____ this week. An IPO is when a company sells shares to the public for the first time.

The shares started trading on the _____. The NSE is a big stock market in India.

The shares began at a price 35% higher than the IPO price. This is called a _____.

This means people who bought shares in the IPO made _____ already.

Now, many people ask: should they buy more shares, sell them, or _____ them?

Investors check the _____ to see if they got shares.

They can check this on websites like KFinTech, BSE, and _____.

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