New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Shares of India's two leading food delivery aggregators-Eternal and Swiggy-were trading with mild gains in Monday's intraday session on November 24, as analysts estimate that the new labour codes will have only a marginal financial impact on both companies in the short term.

They also believe that, over time, platforms may pass on incremental costs to customers, merchants, or workers, limiting long-term margin pressure.

On Friday, the Union government announced that four labour codes would come into immediate effect. These reforms aim to rationalise India's 29 existing labour laws and, for the first time, formally define 'gig workers', 'platform workers', and 'aggregators'.

The new rules increase the compliance bu...