JIO SHATTERS RECORDS: Lists with 21% Gain, 19.41 Crore Shares Traded, 13.38 Crore For Delivery With Value of Trades at ₹26,571 Crore!!
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Shares of Jio Platforms, the digital flagship of Reliance Industries, delivered a stellar stock market debut on Wednesday, listing at ₹1,358—a 21.36% premium over its IPO issue price of ₹1,119.
Trading across the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE saw massive institutional and retail participation, with the stock surging further during intra-day trade to touch a high of ₹1,375 before settling at ₹1,419 per share—up 26.8% from the issue price. The strong surge added over ₹2.2 lakh crore to the firm's market capitalisation, taking its valuation past ₹13 lakh crore ($109 billion). With that Jio Platforms became the second most valued company in India, only after its parent Reliance Industries!
Most Traded Stock as Rupee Turnover Crosses ₹26,500 Crore
Jio Platforms emerged as the single most traded share by turnover on both the BSE and NSE for the day. In rupee value terms, total turnover on the NSE reached ₹24,276.24 crore, while trading turnover on the BSE stood at ₹2,295.23 crore, bringing cumulative combined trading turnover across both exchanges to over ₹26,571 crore.
Total volume across BSE and NSE touched 19.41 crore equity shares during Wednesday's session. The NSE witnessed the bulk of activity with 17.73 crore shares changing hands, while the BSE recorded 1.68 crore shares.
Data from exchange delivery reports reveals that out of the total 19.41 crore shares traded, an astonishing 13.38 crore shares were taken for Demat delivery. This translates to an overall delivery ratio of 68.95 %—73.06 % on the BSE and 68.56% on the NSE.
Market analysts note that the high delivery percentage indicates long-term institutional accumulation rather than speculative intra-day churn. With 13.38 crore shares absorbed into long-term Demat holdings out of the total 27.00 crore shares issued in the ₹30,213 crore public offering, buyers locked in nearly half the entire IPO issue size on the first day alone.
Record Subscription and Strong Financial Foundation
The mega offering, structured entirely as a fresh issue of 27 crore shares with no Offer for Sale (OFS) component, closed with an overall subscription of 22.19 times last week. Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) spearheaded the demand, oversubscribing their allotted quota by 70.55 times, while the Non-Institutional Investor (NII) segment saw 14 times subscription. Retail investors subscribed 2.72 times.
Anchor allotment had previously locked in 7.25 crore shares among global and domestic institutional investors at ₹1,119 per share, leaving roughly 19.75 crore shares in the active public float. Wednesday's delivery figure of 13.38 crore shares signifies that investors absorbed over 67% of the freely tradable non-anchor float into long-term portfolios.
Proceeds from the fresh issue will primarily fund the prepayment of outstanding debt at Jio Platforms' key operational subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, which currently commands a market-leading subscriber base exceeding 533 million across India.
Secondary Market Position and Post-Listing Outlook
Following its debut, Jio Platforms has cemented its position as India's second most valuable listed company, trailing only its parent enterprise, Reliance Industries Limited. The successful listing provides a strong benchmark for domestic tech and telecom valuations, reflecting robust investor appetite for digital infrastructure assets.
