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Airtel narrows market share gap with Jio ahead of IPO

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

has narrowed
38.01%
behind
1.3 percentage points
compared to Airtel's
37.40%
compared to Airtel's
29.85%

Ahead of its mega IPO, Airtel's market share has narrowed to 38.01%, just 1.3 percentage points behind Jio's 39.31% as of August 2026. This marks a significant shift from five years ago when Jio led with 37.40% compared to Airtel's 29.85%. The competition intensifies as Airtel's gains may have impacted rivals like Vodafone Idea and BSNL.

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OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 29 Sept 2026, 07:03 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

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The market after the news

BHARTIARTL closed 0.0% on the day of the news, from ₹1,771.40 to ₹1,771.20; Nifty −0.3% over the same session; futures OI +2.0%.

Bulletin at 07:03 IST on 29 Sept 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,771.40, the last close before it, on 28 Sept. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • BHARTIARTL close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
BHARTIARTL closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it164917711894axis spans 15%before the news · 28 Sept1771Nifty 50BHARTIARTLbulletinD0+122 Sept28 Sept1 OctFutures open interest, lotspeak 1.3 LReference close ₹1,771.40. 8 sessions from 22 Sept to 1 Oct; the price axis spans 15 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before28 Sept₹1,771.40basebase
On the day29 Sept₹1,771.200.0%▼ −0.3%+0.3 pp difference
+1 session30 Sept₹1,757.00▼ −0.8%▼ −0.7%−0.1 pp difference
+3 sessionsnot reached yet———
+5 sessionsnot reached yet———
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.4%−7.44 on 29 Sept
Day's range, % · ₹
1.4%≈ 26 high to low
Volume on the day
1.64×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +2.0%+2,700 lots · short build-up · price 0.0%
Futures OI open, lots
1.3 L29 Sept · 29 Sept expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+4.90+0.3% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.43from 0.45 the session before
Max pain
1,860from 1,860 the session before

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