Paytm shares jump 6.50 pc on getting NPCI nod to onboard new UPI users

Shares of One97 Communications, the parent of Paytm, on Wednesday surged 6.50 per cent after the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) granted approval to Paytm to onboard new UPI users, subject to the adherence to all procedural guidelines and circulars.

The stock jumped 6.34 per cent to Rs 730.90 on the BSE.

At the NSE, it soared 6.51 per cent to Rs 731.15.