Tata Motors: Final Trading Day Before Demerger Shakes Up Auto Sector - October 13, 2025

Corporate restructuring sends shockwaves through automotive markets

The Countdown Concludes

Tata Motors faces its ultimate pre-demerger trading session today - investors scramble to position themselves before the corporate split fundamentally reshapes India's automotive landscape. The market watches with bated breath as one of the nation's industrial giants prepares to divide its passenger and commercial vehicle operations.

Portfolio Reshuffling Intensifies

Institutional and retail traders alike recalibrate their holdings ahead of the structural overhaul. Trading volumes surge as the deadline looms - creating both volatility and opportunity in equal measure. The demerger promises to unlock hidden value while potentially creating two distinct investment propositions from what was once a unified automotive powerhouse.

Market Mechanics in Motion

The corporate action triggers complex valuation recalculations across the board. Analysts debate whether the sum of the parts will exceed the former whole - a classic Wall Street dilemma playing out in Mumbai's financial district. Because nothing says 'value creation' like taking a perfectly functional company and splitting it in half to make bankers richer.

F&O impact

As a result of the demerger, all open Tata Motors futures and options (F&O) contracts expiring on October 28, November 25, and December 30, 2025, will now expire early on October 13, 2025. These contracts will be physically settled if not squared off before the market opens on that day, NSE said. Besides, around ₹2,300 crore worth of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and related liabilities are being transferred to TMLCV, aligning debt with the business that generated it.

Published on October 13, 2025

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