*FINANCIAL NEWS*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by: RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Thursday, 15 January 2026
*Banking & Financial Services*
• Loan-deposit ratio to stay high, banks to go for CDs, bonds
• RBI tightens forex risk norms, aligns with global rules
• Piramal Fin aims to raise up to $1 billion in foreign loans every year
• US-based State Street to buy 23% stake in Groww AMC for ₹580 crore
• Kotak Mahindra Bank marks 30 years of listing on National Stock Exchange
• RBI clears Japan's SMBC to set up wholly owned subsidiary in India
*Capital Markets & Investments*
• Elara Capital sees Nifty at 30,000 by March 2027
• FIIs net sell shares worth ₹4,781 crore, DIIs net buy ₹5,217 crore on January 14
• Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Chokhani bet on PSU banks, autos for 2026 as broad market returns look capped
• Small Cap World Fund exits Aavas Financiers, sells over 1% shares in IndiaMART
*Technology & IT*
• Rising memory chip prices weigh down Dixon Tech stock
• Infosys takes ₹1,289-crore hit from new labour codes, raises FY26 revenue growth guidance to 3–3.5%
• HCLTech sharpens focus on India as market, appoints Sandeep Saxena as CGO
• No Infosys employee apprehended by US authorities: CEO Salil Parekh
*Energy,commodity, Oil & Gas*
• Indian Oil targets 20–30% revenue from non-fuel biz by 2030: Chairman
• Indian Oil buys first Ecuador crude cargo as it diversifies from Russia
• Metals extend bull run as commodity rally
• Indian Oil, BPCL JV makes fresh oil discovery in Abu Dhabi onshore block
• Waaree Renewable Technologies bags solar project worth ₹103 crore
*Automobiles & Electric Mobility*
• Ola Electric announces expansion of 4680 Bharat Cell platform
• Mahindra's XEV 9S, XUV 7XO clock nearly 94,000 bookings on launch day
• Bajaj Auto plans to take Chetak EV scooters to over 100 countries
• Tesla showcase at ACKO Drive in Bengaluru open to public from Jan 15–31
**Infrastructure, Transport & Railways**
• Navi Mumbai airport rebuts telcos, says mobile connectivity is fully available
• Indian Railways awards €62 million loco maintenance contract to Alstom
• Kolte-Patil Developers signs ₹850-crore housing JD project in Pune
*IPOs*
• Coca-Cola plans to pop the cap on $1 billion HCCB IPO this year
• Bharat Coking Coal share listing postponed to January 19, reports CNBC-TV-18
• Coca-Cola reshuffle puts India head under new global CEO Henrique Braun
• Amagi Media Labs IPO subscribed 9% so far on Day 2, led by retail investors
*Economy, Policy & FDI*
• FDI inflows rise to $51 billion in last six months as govt links manufacturing push with startups
• Visa delays turn taxing for H-1B holders in India