Alibaba's Antfin transfers 10.3% stake in Paytm; Sharma now biggest shareholder
The Sharma family becomes the biggest shareholder in One97 at 19.55%; Paytm shares trading in red ₹877.75 against previous closing price of ₹874.45
The Sharma family becomes the biggest shareholder in One97 at 19.55%; Paytm shares trading in red ₹877.75 against previous closing price of ₹874.45
The Jack Ma-founded firm, which held 6.26% direct stake in Paytm as of December 2022, sold a partial 3.1% shares in January and the remaining 3.16% stake on February 10.
The Paytm stock ended the day at ₹542.25 on the BSE, down 6.4%.
The business magnate has tried to keep a low profile since his criticism of Chinese authorities in 2020, which followed a major crackdown on the Chinese tech sector.
The exit of Alibaba and Ant Financial has brought down the valuation of Paytm Mall by more than 99% to a mere $13 million from its peak valuation of $3 billion in 2020.
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