hypermarkets

Big C Supercenter opts for a placement of new shares after postponing an $810 million rights issue late last year.

The operator of hypermarkets and convenience stores will use the proceeds to repay a loan taken up to buy Carrefour's Thai business. The deal might include a rump placement of unsubscribed shares.

Philippine supermarket chain Puregold steals a pre-marketing lead on Hong Kong IPO rivals Sany Heavy Industry, XCMG Construction Machinery and Citic Securities, while the Indian government gets ready to sell down its stake in ONGC.

The Chinese store operator attracts more than 500 institutional investors, while retail demand is strong enough to trigger a clawback. Meanwhile, in Malaysia, Bumi Armada raises $888 million from another popular IPO.

The operator of RT-Mart and Auchan hypermarkets secures $420 million of demand pre-launch and is multiple times covered after the first day of marketing.