{"id":13900,"date":"2025-08-22T17:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/?p=13900"},"modified":"2025-08-23T19:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:37:56","slug":"vodafone-idea-shares-jump-relief-measures-buy-sell-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/vodafone-idea-shares-jump-relief-measures-buy-sell-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Vodafone Idea Shares Jump 7% on Relief Proposal; Should You Buy, Sell or Hold?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"939\">Shares of Vodafone Idea (Vi) surged over 7% on August 22, closing at \u20b97.02, after reports suggested the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) is considering relief measures for the debt-laden telecom operator. The stock even touched an intraday high of \u20b97.31, rallying nearly 12% before cooling off.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1235\">According to reports, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has submitted an informal note to the PMO, proposing options such as a two-year moratorium extension on statutory dues, smaller annual payouts, and a waiver on penalties and interest related to adjusted gross revenue (AGR).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1589\">Vodafone Idea currently owes about \u20b983,400 crore in AGR dues, with annual payments of nearly \u20b918,000 crore starting March 2025. Its total government dues stand at around \u20b92 trillion, including penalties and interest. The company has repeatedly warned that without funding support, survival will be difficult, as banks remain hesitant to lend.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1770\">On its part, Vi is exploring non-bank funding options to continue its capex cycle, while also urging the government to resolve the AGR matter before the March 2026 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/content\/centrum-capital-sell-housing-finance-arm-weaver-services\/\">Centrum Capital to Sell Housing Finance Arm to Weaver Services for \u20b9430 Crore<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1811\">Market Insights &amp; Update<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2233\">\n<li data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1916\">\n<p data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1916\">Relief measures, if approved, could ease Vi\u2019s financial burden and provide short-term stability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"2076\">\n<p data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2076\">However, analysts remain cautious. Motilal Oswal reiterated a \u2018Sell\u2019 rating with a target of \u20b96, citing subscriber decline and weaker earnings outlook.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2233\">\n<p data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2233\">ICICI Securities maintained a \u2018Hold\u2019 rating with a target of \u20b97, highlighting the importance of funding and AGR resolution for the company\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2240\" data-end=\"2264\">Key Highlights<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2492\">Vodafone Idea shares closed 7% higher at \u20b97.02<br data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2316\" \/>DoT proposes moratorium extension &amp; waiver on penalties<br data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2376\" \/>AGR dues: \u20b983,400 crore; total dues: ~\u20b92 trillion<br data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2430\" \/>Brokerages divided: Motilal Oswal (Sell), ICICI Sec (Hold)<\/p>\n<p><i>Click here to explore:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/stocks-price\/idea\">Vodafone Idea Share Price<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shares of Vodafone Idea (Vi) surged over 7% on August 22, closing at \u20b97.02, after reports suggested the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) is considering relief measures for the debt-laden telecom operator. The stock even touched an intraday high of \u20b97.31, rallying nearly 12% before cooling off. According to reports, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[615],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1384],"class_list":{"0":"post-13900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stock-market-news"}," _eael_post_view_count":0,"authors":[{"term_id":1384,"user_id":7,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jitesh-kanwariya","display_name":"Jitesh Kanwariya","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jitesh-Kanwriya.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jitesh-Kanwriya.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13971,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13900\/revisions\/13971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13900"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=13900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}