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Paytm shares rise 4% after ₹2,949 crore block deal

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

to a high
3.78%
on the NSE
₹1,604.90
block deal
₹2,949 crore
in the fintech
3% stake

Shares of One97 Communications, parent of Paytm, surged 3.78% to a high of ₹1,604.90 on the NSE following a ₹2,949 crore block deal. Domestic and foreign institutional investors, including SBI Mutual Fund and Goldman Sachs, acquired a 3% stake in the fintech firm. This transaction signals strong institutional confidence in Paytm's growth prospects.

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The market after the news

PAYTM closed +1.3% on the day of the news, from ₹1,583.50 to ₹1,603.60; Nifty +0.6% over the same session; futures OI +5.1%.

Bulletin at 07:01 IST on 20 Aug 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,583.50, the last close before it, on 19 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 it131715841850axis spans 40%before the news · 19 Aug1584Nifty 50PAYTMbulletinD0+1+3+513 Aug25 Aug3 SeptFutures open interest, lotspeak 33,000Reference close ₹1,583.50. 16 sessions from 13 Aug to 3 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 %
Before19 Aug₹1,583.50basebase
On the day20 Aug₹1,603.60▲ +1.3%▲ +0.6%+0.6 pp difference
+1 session21 Aug₹1,632.00▲ +3.1%▲ +0.7%+2.3 pp difference
+3 sessions25 Aug₹1,718.00▲ +8.5%▲ +1.1%+7.4 pp difference
+5 sessions27 Aug₹1,679.00▲ +6.0%▲ +0.1%+6.0 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.4%+6.49 on 20 Aug
Day's range, % · ₹
2.3%≈ 36 high to low
Volume on the day
1.04×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +5.1%+1,400 lots · long build-up · price +1.3%
Futures OI open, lots
29,00020 Aug · 25 Aug expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+7.00+0.4% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.77from 0.74 the session before
Max pain
1,540from 1,540 the session before

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