SoftBank's sale of 29.35 million shares at that price amounts to a total consideration of $200 million, according to Reuters calculations
Till 09:22 am, around 38 million shares of Paytm had changed hands on the NSE, the exchange data shows
Stocks to watch today: Aurobindo Pharma received EIR from USFDA for its manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh; Softbank plans to offload around 29 million shares of Paytm via block deals
Floor price set at Rs 555, 8% discount to last close
Paytm's pre-IPO investors, which include likes of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathway, SoftBank, Elevation Capital and Alibaba, do not seem to be in a hurry to exit the company as they continue to believe in its long-term prospect, analysts said. On Tuesday, 86 per cent of Paytm's shares became free to trade after end of lock-in period but that had a minimal impact on the stock. Market participants have been speculating on Paytm, post expiry of lock-in for pre-IPO investors. "Paytm's lock-in expiry had no impact on the share price as the company's robust performance continues to impress investors." Avinash Gorakshakar, Director, Research, Profitmart Securities, said about Paytm. Paytm's pre-IPO investors like Warren Buffet, SoftBank, Elevation Capital, Alibaba are long-term investors. SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is reportedly not in a hurry to exit from its investments like Paytm, PB Fintech, Delhivery. The investor doesn't want to trigger panic selling. Rahul Sharma, co-founder, Equi
Stocks to Watch Today: Bikai Foods, Global Health (Medanta) set for market debut today. Meanwhile, in the F&O segment, BHEL, Delta Corp, GNFC, PNB and Sun TV were in F&O ban period on Wednesday.
The biggest shareholders in One97 Communications Ltd., Paytm's parent company, are Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its fintech affiliate Ant Group Co., as well as Japan's SoftBank Group Corp
Withdrawing without debit or credit cards reduces chances of transaction failure due to wrong PINs, or lost or stolen cards; note, however, that very few banks offer UPI-based withdrawals currently
Stocks to Watch Today: Fusion MicroFinance set for its market debut today. Meanwhile, in the F&O segment, BHEL, GNFC, PNB and Sun TV Network are ban period on Tuesday.
Merchant subscriptions driving higher payment volumes, says Vijay Shekhar Sharma
FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) issued a 5:1 bonus issue around the time the one-year lock-up for its pre-initial public offering (IPO) investors ended
Shares of new-age tech companies like Nykaa, Paytm and Zomato have fallen up to 68% from their listing prices. As they struggle with profitability, should investors keep these stocks on radar?
Selling pressure from pre-IPO investors feared in four start-ups this month
These include products like smartphones, wearables, large appliances, smart televisions, and washing machines
CLOSING BELL: The Nifty50, meanwhile, shut shop at 18,157, down 46 points or 0.25 per cent
Stocks to watch today: Tata Motors, Pidilite Industries will report the July-September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Wednesday, November 9; Coal India saw 102 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 6,044 cr
Financial services firm One97 Communications' commerce vertical has turned profitable at the operational level, an analyst said after the company's earning call. One97 Communications, which owns the Paytm brand, has set a target to post operating profit by September 2023. "In the commerce business, the company makes sure that cash back incentives are not more than margins. This business has also turned profitable at the operating level," ICICI Securities analyst Kunal Shah said in the email summarising takeaways from Paytm's earnings call. Commerce and Cloud Services offerings of Paytm primarily include advertising, ticketing and deal vouchers. Paytm has reported 55 per cent year-on-year growth in Commerce and Cloud revenues at Rs 377 crore, with commerce revenue increasing 49 per cent y-o-y due to higher ticketing sales, while Cloud revenues were up 58 per cent as advertising revenues started recovering and credit card revenues continue to scale. "The change in promotional and ..
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Consolidated net loss widened to Rs 5.71 billion from a loss of Rs 4.73 billion a year earlier, the company said in an exchange filing
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