Diginex Shares Plunge as Lock-Up Period Expires

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Investors in Diginex are facing another severe test of their resolve. The company's stock experienced a dramatic sell-off on Thursday, plummeting by double digits. This latest downturn was triggered by a technical event: the expiration of a key lock-up agreement, which has stoked fears of a potential flood of shares hitting the market from insiders and early backers. The question now is whether this beleaguered stock faces a complete liquidation.

Thursday's sharp decline compounds what has been a period of extreme weakness for the equity. Since the start of the year, the share price has collapsed by more than 75%. This downward spiral was primarily initiated by the dilution suffered by existing shareholders to finance the acquisitions of "Plan A" and "The Remedy Project."

The decision to fund these takeovers by issuing millions of new shares had already severely eroded investor confidence. In this fragile environment, the prospect of additional large share blocks potentially entering the market due to the lock-up expiry acts as a powerful accelerant to the selling pressure.

Lock-Up Expiration Unleashes Selling Fear

The driving force behind the day's volatility is a structural shift. As of today, certain company directors, senior employees, and early investors are no longer bound by contractual obligations to hold their shares. They are now free to divest their substantial holdings on the open market for the first time.

The market immediately priced in the risk of a significantly increased supply of shares. Selling pressure dominated from the early trading session. On the Düsseldorf exchange, the price dropped 18.67 percent to 1.220 euros. A noticeably elevated trading volume underscores that many market participants are closing out their positions in anticipation of a possible supply overhang.

Focus Shifts to Supply Dynamics

The immediate future for the share price now hinges almost entirely on how aggressively the newly unshackled insiders choose to exercise their selling options. With no imminent fundamental catalysts such as quarterly earnings or analyst estimates on the calendar, market attention in the coming sessions will be squarely fixed on the balance of supply and demand across trading venues.