Paytm's stock price dive is the steepest first-year slide globally among IPOs that raised at least the same amount since Spain's Bankia SA's 82% drop in 2012
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Macquarie report says the fintech firm could face headwinds with the entry of Jio Financial Services, which may focus on consumer and merchant lending, the mainstay of Paytm's business
Paytm's m-cap, which was over Rs 1.38 trillion at the time of the launch of the IPO, has declined 77 per cent in just over a year to Rs 30,971 crore
Shares of Paytm hit a new low at Rs 483.30 on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade, thus were now trading 77 per cent below the company's IPO price of Rs 2,150 per share.
The six-month post-initial public offering (IPO) lock in on shares of Delhivery ended on November 20
Paytm Payments Bank says the move facilitates interoperability across all UPI-based payment apps, ensuring a superfast and seamless experience
The price range for the shares was set between Rs 555 to Rs 601.45, which would mean a discount of 7.7 per cent
Paytm shares go down 10 per cent after SoftBank pares holding; Delhivery, PolicyBazaar under pressure
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Indian IPOs raised a record $18 billion in 2021 on government efforts to foster startups combined with easy-money policy and a surge in retail trading during the pandemic
Paytm dived over 10 per cent in intraday deals on Thursday amid heavy volume of around 4 million shares. The stock now seems headed to test support at its all-time low of Rs 510.
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
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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
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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