Rusal botches its IPO

The Russian aluminium company’s stock market debut seemed ill-fated from the start.

Oh dear. Dogged by controversy ever since Rusal announced its intention to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, its IPO on January 27 floundered after launch. The company’s shares plunged more than 10% after the first day of trading as investors gave a big thumbs down to the Russian aluminium producer.

This was an IPO that was a disaster in the making.

Two previous attempts to list were abandoned. The latest attempt was originally slated to launch before Christmas after Rusal signed off on a restructuring of its $14.9

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