Why NDTV Ltd Is Up Today?
~Sumon Mukhopadhyay
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🔹SEBI Clears Adani Group of Hindenburg Allegations:
🔹 NDTV’s Adani Linkage:
- NDTV Ltd (Rs.129.70) became part of the Adani Group in 2022 through AMG Media Networks Ltd, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises.
- Since then, NDTV’s stock price has been a sentiment proxy for Adani’s media ambitions.
- The clean chit boosted confidence in all Adani counters, and NDTV benefited as part of the group ecosystem.
🔹Outperformance Amid Market Weakness
- On September 19, 2025, NDTV Ltd hit the buyer freeze at ₹129.70 up +4.98%, even as the broader market fell.
- The Sensex dropped ~400 points and the Nifty slipped below 25,350, dragged by IT and banking stocks.
👉 Despite this weakness, Adani stocks outperformed:
- Adani Total Gas: +13.27%
- Adani Power: +8.89%
- Adani Enterprises: +5.23%
- Adani Ports: +4.12%
📊 Delivery volumes in NDTV were ~20% above the 5-day average, showing genuine investor interest beyond short-term trading.
🔹 Sentiment Drivers:
- Social Buzz: X posts called the SEBI ruling a “game-changer,” and many traders highlighted NDTV as a likely beneficiary of Adani’s media play.
- Short Covering: Bearish bets were squeezed out, adding fuel to the rally.
- FII Activity: Reports suggest foreign funds increased exposure to Adani stocks, even as broader sentiment stayed cautious.
NDTV Ltd – Company Overview: New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), founded in 1988, is one of India’s most established media companies. Headquartered in New Delhi, NDTV has built a reputation for news broadcasting, digital journalism, and television content.
Its core channels include:
- NDTV 24x7 – English-language news
- NDTV India – Hindi-language news
- NDTV Profit – business and markets coverage
In 2022, NDTV was acquired by the Adani Group through AMG Media Networks, positioning the broadcaster as a strategic piece of Adani’s media and communications portfolio.
As a publicly traded company on both the BSE and NSE, NDTV’s stock performance reflects not only the competitive dynamics of India’s media sector, but also broader investor sentiment toward the Adani Group, its majority shareholder.
Global Relevance:
For international investors and media-watchers, NDTV plays a role similar to CNN in the U.S. or BBC in the U.K.—a widely recognized national news brand with influence over public opinion. Its acquisition by Adani, one of India’s largest conglomerates, is part of a global trend of powerful business groups expanding into media ownership, raising questions about editorial independence, influence, and long-term strategy.
For investors, NDTV’s stock is less about standalone media fundamentals and more a proxy for Adani’s broader ambitions in communications, infrastructure, and reputation-building on the world stage.
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