*Financial News* 
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Saturday, 21 February 2026

*Capital Markets & IPO*
• Omnitech Engineering sets price band at Rs 216-227 per share for its Rs 583-crore IPO
• Gaudium IVF IPO Day 1: Public issue subscribed 43% by noon; retail portion at 70%
• Everstone-backed Integris Medtech gets SEBI nod for IPO
• Clean Max Enviro Energy raises Rs 921 crore via anchor book ahead of Rs 3,100-crore IPO
• Yashhtej Industries Rs 89-crore IPO closes with 1.35 times subscription, listing scheduled on February 25
• JSW Infra approves equity fundraise to fuel growth, meet MPS norms

*Regulatory & SEBI*
• Sebi's NAV upload mandate for alternative funds inevitable demat cleanup: Industry experts
• NSE to launch Gold 10g futures from Mar 16 on Sebi nod
• Sebi pursues fund diversion allegations against Zee Entertainment

*Institutional Flows & Markets*
• FII/FPIs net sell Indian equities worth Rs 935 crore while DIIs net buy Rs 2637 crore on February 20
• Fundamentals are intact, but markets search for fresh triggers, says expert
• Global investors hit by AI may turn to India on domestic boost

*Banking & Financial Services*
• Banks should look at lower rates for small borrowers, says DFS Secy
• SBI in talks with Japanese lenders for M&A financing; Rs 94,000 crore headroom under new norms

*RBI & Economy*
• 'FTAs to play significant role in coming years by improving market access: RBI bulletin
• RBI MPC maintains status quo as India to stay in the goldilocks zone for longer
• Govt net market borrowing to fall to 3% of GDP in FY27, free up resources for pvt sector: RBI bulletin
• India's economy shows resilience in January: RBI bulletin highlights strong growth and favorable outlook
• RBI net sold $10 billion in December to curb rupee volatility

*Corporate & Business*
• From Berlin to Bengaluru: Europe’s beer giants bet big on India
• Tata Motors to widen BaaS beyond Punch.ev to lift entry-level EV adoption
• Axis Bank files complaint against ex-RCFL Director; cops start probe
• Qualcomm, Tata Electronics sign deal to make automotive modules in Assam
• Heritage Foods follows stringent quality norms, empowers farmers: MD
• UPL to spin off crop protection business into separate listed entity
• Novartis AG to exit listed India unit in $159 mn deal with ChrysCapital

*IT & Technology*
• Grads with AI skills 60% of TCS' fresher hiring: HR head Sudeep Kunnumal
• TCS CEO & MD K Krithivasan sees no major shrinkage of jobs due to AI

*Politics & Government*
• SC orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal's SIR exercise
• 'Priyanka Gandhi targets BJP govt in Assam for 'joblessness, crime against women'
• Congress left borders vulnerable, BJP sealed them: Shah
• RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bhiwandi court
• 'Police complaints lodged against CEC in Bengal over SIR 'harassment'
• Kerala CM Vijayan to inaugurate Akkulam-Chettuva Waterway Phase 1 on Feb 26

*Global Trade & Tariffs*
• ''Nothing changes with India, ties fantastic': Trump says trade deal stands, claims tariff 'flip' now favours US
• 'India pays tariffs, US pays nothing: Trump as he says trade deal unchanged
• Trump signs new 10% global tariff order after SC axes old duties
• Trump calls tariff ruling ‘deeply disappointing’, vows alternatives; announces new 10% global tariff
• 'Keep calm and tariff on': White House's response after Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

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