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Paytm founder retains stake amid Antfin share sale

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in One97 Communications
9% stake
by Resilient Asset
4.98% stake sale

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, will maintain his 9% stake in One97 Communications Ltd despite a 4.98% stake sale by Resilient Asset Management to Antfin. Paytm clarified that it is not involved in the sale, ensuring no change in Sharma's direct shareholding. This move reflects Sharma's commitment to the company.

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Sourcesnews.google.com

The market after the news

PAYTM closed +2.4% on the day of the news, from ₹1,546.30 to ₹1,583.50; Nifty −0.3% over the same session; futures OI +2.3%.

Bulletin at 07:11 IST on 19 Aug 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,546.30, the last close before it, on 18 Aug. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • PAYTM close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
PAYTM closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it128715461806axis spans 40%before the news · 18 Aug1546Nifty 50PAYTMbulletinD0+1+3+512 Aug24 Aug2 SeptFutures open interest, lotspeak 33,000Reference close ₹1,546.30. 16 sessions from 12 Aug to 2 Sept; the price axis spans 40 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 %
Before18 Aug₹1,546.30basebase
On the day19 Aug₹1,583.50▲ +2.4%▼ −0.3%+2.7 pp difference
+1 session20 Aug₹1,603.60▲ +3.7%▲ +0.3%+3.4 pp difference
+3 sessions24 Aug₹1,623.50▲ +5.0%▲ +0.3%+4.7 pp difference
+5 sessions26 Aug₹1,716.00▲ +11.0%▲ +0.2%+10.8 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.3%+4.79 on 19 Aug
Day's range, % · ₹
3.8%≈ 59 high to low
Volume on the day
1.24×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +2.3%+610 lots · long build-up · price +2.4%
Futures OI open, lots
27,00019 Aug · 25 Aug expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+6.40+0.4% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.74from 0.79 the session before
Max pain
1,540from 1,500 the session before

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