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Government receives bids for IDBI Bank stake sale

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

sale involves
60.72% stake

The government has received financial bids for the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank, with Fairfax India Holdings and Kotak Mahindra Bank emerging as frontrunners. The sale involves a 60.72% stake, expected to generate proceeds for the government and LIC in FY27. This move could impact market sentiment in the banking sector.

• Fairfax India and Kotak Mahindra are key bidders

• Emirates NBD is no longer a contender

• Proceeds expected in FY27

Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

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 7 Feb 2026, 16:02 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

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The market after the news

KOTAKBANK closed +1.5% on the day of the news, from ₹422.35 to ₹428.80; Nifty +0.7% over the same session; futures OI −1.9%.

Bulletin at 16:02 IST on 7 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹422.35, the last close before it, on 6 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • KOTAKBANK close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
KOTAKBANK closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it383.83422.35460.87axis spans 20%before the news · 6 Feb422.35Nifty 50KOTAKBANKbulletinD0+1+3+52 Feb12 Feb23 FebFutures open interest, lotspeak 1.1 LReference close ₹422.35. 16 sessions from 2 Feb to 23 Feb; the price axis spans 20 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 %
Before6 Feb₹422.35basebase
On the day9 Feb₹428.80▲ +1.5%▲ +0.7%+0.8 pp difference
+1 session10 Feb₹429.30▲ +1.6%▲ +0.9%+0.7 pp difference
+3 sessions12 Feb₹426.25▲ +0.9%▲ +0.4%+0.5 pp difference
+5 sessions16 Feb₹425.60▲ +0.8%0.0%+0.8 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +1.8%+7.64 on 9 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
2.5%≈ 11 high to low
Volume on the day
1.31×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −1.9%−2,100 lots · short covering · price +1.5%
Futures OI open, lots
1.0 L9 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+0.20+0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.94from 0.82 the session before
Max pain
418from 415 the session before

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