Shares of Hyundai Motor India dropped as much as 6% in their market debut on Tuesday, after a tepid response from retail investors to the pricing of the country’s largest ever initial public offering.

The stock fell 34% when trading commenced but recovered to close at 1,819.6 rupees, down 7.16% from its IPO price, on the first day of trading in Mumbai. The company’s IPO was priced at 1,960 rupees a share, at the top end of its marketed range. Shares of parent company Hyundai Motor edged down about 1% in South Korea.

"Since the issue size was large, it took away the possibility of the share price seeing any scarcity premium on the listing day," said Mrunmayee Jogalekar, auto research analyst at Asit C Mehta Investment Intermediates.