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PFC appoints consultants for REC merger process

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

to ₹397.95
4.3%

State-run Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) has appointed RBSA Advisors as the valuation consultant and SBI Capital Markets as the merchant banker for its proposed merger with REC Ltd. This follows the government's budget announcement aimed at restructuring public sector NBFCs to enhance efficiency. PFC shares rose 4.3% to ₹397.95 amid broader market declines, indicating positive sentiment around the merger.

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The market after the news

PFC closed +0.2% on the day of the news, from ₹398.00 to ₹398.75; Nifty +1.8% over the same session; futures OI −4.7%.

Bulletin at 07:04 IST on 24 Mar 2026. Every change is measured from ₹398.00, the last close before it, on 23 Mar. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • PFC close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
PFC closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it363.77399.34434.90axis spans 20%before the news · 23 Mar398.00Nifty 50PFCbulletinD0+1+3+517 Mar30 Mar10 AprFutures open interest, lotspeak 53,000Reference close ₹398.00. 16 sessions from 17 Mar to 10 Apr; 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 %
Before23 Mar₹398.00basebase
On the day24 Mar₹398.75▲ +0.2%▲ +1.8%−1.6 pp difference
+1 session25 Mar₹403.45▲ +1.4%▲ +3.5%−2.2 pp difference
+3 sessions30 Mar₹379.50▼ −4.7%▼ −0.8%−3.8 pp difference
+5 sessions2 Apr₹402.25▲ +1.1%▲ +0.9%+0.2 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +2.6%+10.47 on 24 Mar
Day's range, % · ₹
3.5%≈ 14 high to low
Volume on the day
1.40×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −4.7%−2,400 lots · short covering · price +0.2%
Futures OI open, lots
50,00024 Mar · 30 Mar expiry
Futures premium, ₹
0.000.0% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.41from 0.44 the session before
Max pain
410from 410 the session before

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