Jio Financial shares witnessed a steep rally on Friday after India’s stock market regulator SEBI gave a green signal to the newly formed Jio BlackRock Broking.
With approval from the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Jio BlackRock Broking can start its operations and act as a stockbroker and clearing member.
In a regulatory filing with SEBI, Jio Financial informed that:
“The Securities and Exchange Board of India has granted a certificate of registration dated June 25, 2025, to Jio BlackRock Broking Private Limited to act as a stockbroker/clearing member.”
The development pushed the share prices of Jio Financial Services, which traded around 5% higher at Rs 326.55 during the day.
Jio BlackRock Broking Private Limited is fully owned by Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers Private Limited.
This is not the first good news for the Jio BlackRock partnership in India as earlier SEBI gave its approval to Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers to operate as investment advisors.
Potential disrupter
Jio BlackRock’s entry is being viewed as a game-changer for India’s Rs 72 lakh crore mutual fund market, which is currently dominated by 44 asset management firms handling assets worth roughly $813.8 billion.
The venture brings together Jio’s expansive digital reach and BlackRock’s international investment know-how.
Its goal is to reduce costs, enhance transparency, and make investment options available even in the remotest parts of India.
According to several investment advisors in India, this move could mark a turning point for the country’s mutual fund landscape.
They believe it may drive greater technological adoption and cost efficiency, ultimately helping the industry reach a much broader section of the population.
Jio Financial shares: What’s more behind recent surge?
The Jio Financial shares are trading high this week after its recent acquisition of more than 7.9 crore equity shares in Jio Payments Bank Limited (JPBL) from the State Bank of India (SBI). The deal, valued at Rs 104.54 crore, was finalized last week.
Originally announced in March, the move marks JFS’s plan to buy SBI’s 17.8% stake in the payments bank and is being viewed as a strategic push to deepen its presence in the digital payments and fintech space.
Jio Financial Services shares have risen nearly 7% since the start of the year, keeping pace with the Sensex, which has posted a similar gain.
However, over the past 12 months, the stock is down around 8%, having touched its 52-week low of Rs 198.60 on March 3.
Its highest point in the same period was Rs 363, reached on September 27 last year.
The surge in Jio Financial shares came amid an overall upbeat trend in the Indian markets as the benchmark indices are trading very close to their all-time highs.
The Indian markets are closely following its Wall Street peers as US stock indices briefly touched a new record on Thursday after a strong backing from tech stocks.
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