Reliance Demerger not a cause for Nifty fall

RSIL stock is listed at Rs 261.8 per share and Nuvama Research expects Nifty 50 Index passive trackers to potentially sell around 90 million shares, which amounts to approximately $290 million.

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Analysts do not expect the Nifty to fall post the demerger of Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd (RSIL) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). To ensure there is no significant impact on the index, RSIL will be listed as the 51st share on Nifty, with its weight adjusted accordingly. As a result, the combined weight and price of Reliance plus RSIL will remain the same as Reliance's closing value on July 19.

The Nifty is currently trading almost flat as of 11:26 am, July 20, hovering around the 19,825 mark signifying a slip of an almost-insignificant 0.03 percent.

Kirtan A Shah, a trader, explains on his LinkedIn profile that until 10 am, the Nifty's actual price will be determined by considering RIL closing price of July 19, along with the real-time prices of the remaining 49 stocks.

However, after 10 am, only RIL's stock will be actively traded, while the price of RSIL will is unaffected. Consequently, any movement in RIL's stock after 10 am will directly impact the Nifty, just like any typical trading day.

Three days later, RSIL will be removed from the index, and Reliance's weight in the index will be adjusted back to its appropriate value. This process will be carried out for all the indices in which Reliance is a constituent, Shah added.

As of today, July 20, RSIL is undergoing the process of being demerged from RIL. After the demerger, it will be renamed as Jio Financial Services (JFS). However, the actual listing of JFS on the stock exchanges will happen at a later date, which is yet to be announced.

RSIL stock is listed at Rs 261.8 per share and Nuvama Research expects Nifty 50 Index passive trackers to potentially sell around 90 million shares, which amounts to approximately $290 million. Similarly, Sensex Index trackers could potentially sell 55 million shares, equivalent to approximately $175 million.

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As of today, July 20, RSIL is undergoing the process of being demerged from RIL. After the demerger, it will be renamed Jio Financial Services (JFS). However, the actual listing of JFS on the stock exchanges will happen at a later date, which is yet to be announced. Investors are advised to keep an eye out for further updates regarding the listing date of JFS on the exchanges.

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