*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
Compiled by RUDRA SHARES
Vande Mataram
Thursday, 12 February 2026
*Hospitality & Travel*
• Delhi hotel room rates hovering around ₹60,000 per night, reflecting strong demand
• Chalet Hotels remains optimistic on growth outlook after strong Q3 performance
*FMCG & Consumer*
• Britannia plans to adopt startup-style agility and explore acquisitions amid rising regional competition
• HUL’s early investment expected to deliver nearly fourfold returns in ₹1,600 crore Wellbeing sale
**Banking & Financial Services**
• Preferential allotment likely in PFC–REC merger to help Centre retain majority stake and government company status
• Canara Bank invites bids to sell Supreme Housing loan
• Microfinance sector shows early signs of recovery but shrinks to lowest level in three years
*Capital Markets & Investments*
• SEBI plans to launch SME portal to boost market access for small businesses
• FII/FPIs net buyers of Indian equities worth ₹944 crore, while DIIs sold ₹125 crore
• Q3 earnings impact sees SBI overtake TCS to become India’s fourth-largest company by market capitalisation
• Govt’s stake sale in BHEL oversubscribed, with institutional bids exceeding ₹5,650 crore
• Bullish on capital markets despite STT hike, says Groww CEO Varun Gupta
• Stock picking will drive returns in 2026, says Kenneth Andrade
*IPO & Primary Markets*
• Fractal Analytics IPO subscribed 2.66 times on Day 3, supported by strong QIB demand
• Aye Finance IPO closes with 97% subscription amid weak NII demand; QIB portion subscribed 150%
• Garments and supply chain firm Fractal Industries to open IPO on February 16
• Reva Diamonds IPO to open on February 24 with reduced issue size; listing likely on March 4
*Automobiles & Mobility*
• IndiGo says it is now fully compliant with all pilot norms
• JSW Motors cautions possible delay in first car launch due to China parts licence issues
*Energy, Infrastructure & Industrials*
• Inox Green offers ₹600 crore for Wind World O&M unit
• Avantel wins ₹122.58 crore antenna order from ISRO arm NewSpace India
• Morgan Stanley, WhiteOak, Tata Mutual Fund, ADIA among investors acquiring 1.92% stake in Ather Energy via block deals
*Technology & Internet*
• Flipkart may enter food delivery space, potentially disrupting Zomato and Swiggy
• LTIMindtree announces rebranding, to be renamed LTM Limited following board approval
*Real Estate & Hospitality Expansion*
• Aditya Birla Group’s hospitality arm to introduce JOE & THE JUICE in India
• Brigade Group expands presence in Kerala with launches of WTC and Brigade Square projects
*Politics & Governance*
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticises Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha over farmer-related remarks
• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Northeast’s first highway-based emergency landing facility in Assam on February 14
• Rajya Sabha budget debate sees TMC call budget delusional, BJP term it progressive
• Assam electoral rolls revised with lakhs of doubtful voters removed following BJP complaints
• Rahul Gandhi alleges PM Modi under pressure to hand over Indian data to foreign powers
• Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi involved in altercation outside Parliament
• Bharat Bandh 2026: Nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions disrupts normal life