Tokyo Metro Co.’s initial public offering raised ¥348.6 billion ($2.3 billion) after the company priced its shares at the top of the marketed range, in a show of hot demand for Japan’s biggest listing in six years.

Tokyo Metro Co., a major subway operator in Japan, said Tuesday that it has priced its initial public offering at 1,200 yen ($8) per

Ringo Choi, EY's Asia-Pacific IPO leader, said the success of Tokyo Metro "will attract more companies" to consider the Japanese market as an IPO destination. Tokyo Metro's initial public offering could drive momentum in the Japanese market and attract more companies into the country, analysts said, as China continues to lose steam.

The subway operator priced its shares at the top of its provisional range of ¥1,100 to ¥1,200, a regulatory filing from the company showed on Tuesday.

TOKYO: Tokyo Metro is expected to raise ¥348.6 billion (US$2.3 billion) after pricing its initial public offering at the top end of its range, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in the largest IPO in Japan for six years.

Tokyo Metro raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in Japan's largest initial public offering in six years after pricing its IPO at the top of its range, a regulatory filing from the company showed today.