India’s Biggest Telco To Go Public; Nigeria’s Flutterwave Hits A $3 Billion Valuation; Apple Warns Of Higher Prices; & The NGX Overhauls Trading Rules
- Dipo Owolabi
- Jun 22
- 4 min read
India’s biggest tech listing in years is taking shape as Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms files for a much-anticipated mega IPO, while African fintech giant Flutterwave has reached a $3.25 billion valuation after securing fresh funding from Ripple-backed investors. Apple is warning consumers of potential price increases as soaring memory costs squeeze margins, and Nigeria’s stock market is entering a new era with the NGX rolling out changes to how share prices move during trading. All this and more in today’s Read It And Eat! |
Markets as of 19th of June 2026.. Cells in RED mean that the value is down, cells in Green mean the value is up.
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India’s Largest Telco (JIO) Files To Go Public
Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's business empire, has filed for what is expected to be one of the largest public offerings in India's history, according to Forbes. The long-awaited IPO would give investors direct exposure to Jio's vast telecommunications, broadband, digital payments, cloud, and technology businesses, which have become central to India's rapidly expanding digital economy. The filing marks a major milestone for Reliance Industries after years of building Jio into one of the country's most valuable technology assets.
Jio transformed India's telecom market by aggressively lowering data costs and rapidly expanding internet access to hundreds of millions of consumers. Since then, the company has attracted investments from global giants including Meta, Google, and several sovereign wealth funds. Analysts expect the IPO to test investor appetite for large-scale technology listings while potentially becoming one of the defining offerings in emerging markets this decade.
The listing also represents a broader shift in Reliance's strategy from a traditional energy-focused conglomerate toward a technology and digital-services powerhouse. Investors will be closely watching Jio's growth prospects, profitability, and ability to monetize its massive user base as competition intensifies across India's telecom and digital services sectors. Forbes
Flutterwave Hits $3.25 Billion Valuation In Ripple-Backed Series E Round
African fintech giant Flutterwave has reached a valuation of $3.25 billion after securing fresh funding in a Series E round backed by Ripple, according to TechCabal. The raise further cements Flutterwave's position as one of Africa's most valuable technology companies and highlights continued investor confidence in the continent's digital payments ecosystem despite a more challenging global funding environment.
The investment comes as Flutterwave continues expanding its payments infrastructure across Africa while deepening partnerships with global financial institutions and technology companies. Ripple's participation is particularly notable given its growing focus on cross-border payments and stablecoin-based financial services, areas that increasingly overlap with Flutterwave's ambitions.
The funding underscores renewed investor interest in fintech firms that can bridge traditional financial systems with emerging digital payment technologies. Analysts say the deal could strengthen Flutterwave's expansion plans while positioning the company to play a larger role in the adoption of blockchain-enabled payments and stablecoin infrastructure across emerging markets. TechCabal
Apple plans to increase prices across parts of its product lineup as soaring memory and component costs continue to pressure margins, with CEO Tim Cook reportedly describing the situation as a "100-year flood," according to Yahoo Finance. The company has been grappling with sharp increases in the cost of advanced memory chips, a critical component in iPhones, Macs, and AI-enabled devices, as demand for high-performance computing hardware accelerates globally.
The warning reflects a broader trend across the technology industry, where the AI boom has dramatically increased demand for semiconductors and memory products. Manufacturers have struggled to keep pace with demand, leading to supply constraints and higher prices for key components used in consumer electronics and data-center infrastructure.
Investors are closely watching whether Apple can pass higher costs on to consumers without hurting demand. The development also highlights how the AI infrastructure race is creating ripple effects across the broader technology ecosystem, impacting everything from cloud providers and chipmakers to smartphone manufacturers and consumer electronics companies. Yahoo.Finance
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NGX Changes How Stock Prices Move As Market Introduces New Pricing Framework
The Nigerian Exchange has introduced a new pricing methodology that changes how stock prices move during trading sessions, according to Nairametrics. The reforms are designed to improve market efficiency, enhance price discovery, and better reflect supply-and-demand dynamics while reducing excessive volatility in certain securities. The changes affect how daily price movements are calculated and could influence trading strategies across the market.
Market participants say the new framework may lead to faster price adjustments for some stocks while improving overall market transparency. Regulators believe the changes will help create a more efficient trading environment and align the Nigerian market more closely with international best practices.
For investors, the update could have a direct impact on portfolio performance and trading outcomes. Analysts note that understanding the revised pricing mechanism will become increasingly important as investors adapt to the new rules governing how gains and losses are reflected in stock prices across the exchange. NairaMetrics
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