*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Saturday, 10 January 2026
*Telecom & Digital Infrastructure*
• DoT freezes 95% of Vodafone Idea’s AGR dues, grants 10-year relief
• Vi gets a decade to breathe easy on AGR dues
• Reliance Jio considering 2.5% public offering in 2026 IPO: Report
*Union Budget, Economy & Policy*
• Govt may peg nominal growth for FY27 at 10% in Budget
• Budget session of Parliament begins on January 28; to continue till April 2
• Budget 2026: Pharma, med-tech companies seek PLI extension to cover APIs
• Indians will need to read food labels twice as watchdog left headless
• Apparel exporters hanging by a thread amid new tariff threats
• India’s foreign exchange reserves fall $10 bn, sharpest drop in over a year
**Capital Markets & Exchanges**
• BSE launches All Derivative Stocks Index to track F&O stocks
• Markets likely to stay range-bound as valuations remain elevated: Ajay Tyagi
• FIIs net sold Indian equities worth Rs 3,769 crore; DIIs net bought Rs 5,596 crore
• AI to be extensively used for railway maintenance activities in 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw
• Renewable energy usage norms may be eased for energy derived from waste
*IPO, Primary Markets & Listings*
• Steel firms plan Rs 4,000 crore IPO push in next 12–18 months
• Bharat Coking Coal IPO subscribed 6x by mid-afternoon on Day 1
• Bharat Coking Coal IPO GMP jumps to 48%; Amagi Media Labs GMP at 9%
• Upcoming IPOs: Indo-MIM, Kissht, Alcobrew Distilleries among five issues cleared by SEBI
*Automobiles & Mobility*
• Caught in China’s magnet grip, India’s auto industry looks inward for rare-earth security
• Ashok Leyland aims to be among top commercial vehicle makers: Chairman
• IndiGo, Air India likely to remain dominant in Indian skies till 2030
*Banking, Financial Services & Mutual Funds*
• FinMin to review PSBs’ progress on unclaimed deposits on January 14
• SIP inflows hit Rs 31,000 crore in December; stoppage ratio rises to 85%
• Motilal Oswal AMC pauses fresh inflows into Nifty Microcap 250 index fund after SEBI discussions
• Mahesh Patil steps down as CIO of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC after 21 years
*Corporate Actions & Deals*
• Devyani International-owned Sky Gate sells Peanutbutter brand to Heritage Foods
• Motherson acquires office space in Mumbai’s BKC for Rs 100 crore
• Groww faces proxy advisory pushback over ESOP and board nomination proposals
• SoftBank sells 2.15% stake in Ola Electric Mobility via open market
• BofA takes 0.66% stake in MTAR Tech; SocGen and Marshall Wace swap Tata Capital shares
*FMCG, Retail & Consumer*
• Myntra introduces zero-commission model for new Indian D2C brands
• ITC Hotels gets leasehold land to develop hotel at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka
• Darjeeling tea output may hit new low in 2025 amid weather and labour challenges
*Technology & AI*
• AI is a bubble, but it won’t burst anytime soon: Viktor Shvetz
*Jai Hind*
*Rudra Hai toh Mudra hai*
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