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RBS's Citizens Financial makes a tepid market debut


    (Reuters) - Shares of Citizens Financial Group Inc , the U.S. unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc , rose less than 1 percent in their debut, valuing the company at about $12 billion in the biggest U.S. offering by a bank since the financial crisis.

    The offering, which raised $3.01 billion for RBS, is the second biggest in the United States this year after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's $25 billion IPO last week.

    Citizens Financial's IPO was priced at $21.50, below the expected range of $23-$25.

    RBS owned 100 percent of Citizens Financial before the offering.

    Citizens Financial's shares were at $21.64 shortly after start of trading.

    (Reporting by Tanya Agrawal; Editing by Joyjeet Das)