Pub real-estate trust Hotel Property Investments has failed to find early support on its ASX debut, shedding more than 1.5 per cent in its opening minutes of trade.
HPI, formerly Redcape Property Services, fell 1.67 per cent to $2.065 at 1300 AEST, against a benchmark rise of 0.59 per cent.
It fell as low as $2.04 shortly after listing at 1230 AEDT at $2.10.
The listing comes after brokers Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan raised $279 million last month in a much more forgiving market climate. The float priced in the top half of its $2 to $2.15 a share range.
The success of HPI is being watched as a barometer of appetite for the sector, which has not seen a pub float for at least five years.
HPI has a portfolio of 41 pubs, seven detached bottle shops and a handful of specialty stores. The bulk of the assets are in Queensland.