*Financial News* 
Source: Leading newspapers 
 *Compiled by Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram 
Monday, 22 December 2025

 *Capital Markets & IPOs* 
• 11 public issues lined up; 5 companies to debut on Dalal Street
• Dalal Street this week: US GDP, FII flows, rupee movement, China NPC key cues
• India’s market infrastructure hits ₹700 bn in FY25; demat accounts seen at 304 mn by FY28: Jefferies
• Foreign investors’ trading, currency movement to drive markets: Analysts
• FPIs pull back most from finance, IT stocks in first half of December
• Securities Markets Code Bill caps SEBI inspection, probe powers at 8 years

 *Banking, Financial Services & Credit* 
• Big-ticket investments to take off on steady demand: SBI Chairman CS Setty
• Budget 2026: Private capex likely to gather steam next year
• Credit weighs less on cards with RBI tightening norms
• Tata Capital invests in Vodafone Idea bond issue
• JM Financial AMC expands AIF platform with ₹1,000 crore real estate fund

 *Corporate Deals, M&A & Strategy* 
• Varun Beverages to acquire South African beverage firm Twizza for ₹1,118.7 crore
• Vixar acquires Belgian Waffle in ₹770 crore deal
• Inox Clean Energy acquires Vibrant Energy’s power portfolio for ₹5,000 crore
• ‘Dividend is in my blood’: Agarwal pledges payouts as Vedanta demerges

 *Retail, Consumer & Lifestyle* 
• India’s dark stores expand beyond metros; one-third now in tier-2 and smaller towns
• Value fashion chains double store count in five years led by Zudio, Yousta, Style Up
• Titan expects watch business to cross $1 billion sales in next two years

 *Real Estate & Infrastructure* 
• Max India Realty arm bets big on senior living care
• Shapoorji Pallonji eyes ₹600 crore revenue from Pune housing project
• Keystone Realtors to launch ₹3,000 crore ultra-luxury Mumbai project
• Railways hike passenger fares second time in FY26; may add ₹600 crore

 *Technology, AI & Manufacturing* 
• Foxconn’s iPhone factory in Bengaluru goes on a mega hiring spree
• AI may account for 20% of incremental power demand by 2030: Report
• Cummins India sees strong opportunity from booming data centre market
• Abundant intelligence, skilling to shape AI future: Microsoft India head

 *Energy, Power & Utilities* 
• L&T bets on green hydrogen, battery storage and T&D to drive utilities growth

 *Trade & Economy* 
• India’s exports rebound in November on supply-chain shifts, US holiday restocking: GTRI
• Italian companies ready to seize opportunities in India: Deputy PM Antonio Tajani

 *Tax, Regulation & Legal* 
• MNCs ask staff to disclose undisclosed foreign assets after tax nudges
• US court approves Infosys McCamish’s $17.5 million settlement in data breach case

 *Jai Hind* 
 *Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 
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