Punjab National Bank will unlock value by selling a stake in its home finance subsidiary, PNB Housing Finance, though a ₹3,000-crore IPO that opens on Tuesday and closes on October 27. The price band has been set at ₹750-775 apiece. Post-IPO, PNB will reduce its stake in PNB HF to 38-39 per cent. Also, post-issue, PNB HF will cease to be a subsidiary of PNB. However, the bank will still be its single largest shareholder at around 30 per cent.