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IPO listing record! Jio Platforms becomes India's largest telecom firm even before stock trading after ₹1358 settled

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📰via Livemint
✍️Edited by Luís Barata

Jio Platforms, the digital and telecom arm of Reliance Industries, has reportedly become India's largest telecom company by market value following the settlement of its IPO at ₹1,358 per share, before its shares began trading. The transmission mechanism runs through equity capital flows and valuation benchmarking: a large public offering absorbs domestic institutional and retail liquidity, and the listing price resets the reference valuation for India's telecom sector, with direct implications for incumbent rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Domestic equities broadly, and telecom and digital-services stocks in particular, are most exposed, as investors reassess relative earnings multiples and competitive positioning. Traders should watch the first-day secondary-market trading range and subsequent index inclusion decisions from NSE and BSE, since passive fund rebalancing tied to index weights can drive sustained demand or selling pressure after listing.

Source: Originally reported by Livemint at October 28, 2026. Summary and market context by Trading News Terminal editorial.

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