*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

*Economy & Policy*
• India’s GDP may grow 8.1% in Q3FY26 despite global headwinds: SBI report
• India is conducting exercise for mapping import reliance
• ‘India will start trade talks with US as soon as there is more clarity: Piyush Goyal
• ‘Why not Bangla?’: Mamata Banerjee questions Centre after Kerala renamed Keralam
• CPI welcomes renaming of Kerala, calls it 'intrinsic to the Malayalam
• Bihar visit: Amit Shah to review Seemanchal demographic shift, border security concerns
• Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to cancel trade deal with US

*Banking & Financial Services*
• 'Banks' liquidity buffers shrink as deposits lag credit growth
• Canara Bank plans to raise Rs 5, 000 crore via bonds
• IDFC First Bank pays ₹583 cr to Haryana govt after detecting fraud

*Capital Markets & IPO*
• 'Clean Max's Rs 3,100-crore IPO subscribed 45% on day 2; QIB, NII lead
• PNGS Reva IPO subscribed 59% on Day 1
• 'Shree Ram Twistex IPO subscribed 75% on Day 2 of issue; retail, NII lead
• Omnitech Engineering raises Rs 175 crore via anchor book ahead of Rs 583-crore IPO
• FIIs net sell equities worth Rs 103 crore, DIIs net buy shares worth Rs 3,161 crore
• SEBI signals willingness to examine limited oversight in ‘to-be-listed’ market
• Govt to divest up to 4% stake in IRFC via OFS, sets floor price at Rs 104 per share

*Energy & Commodities*
• Coal exchange rollout should be in phases: Coal India Limited
• US slaps 125% duties on Indian solar imports over ‘unfairly’ means
• US slaps steep countervailing duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos
• 'Chevron sells Venezuelan oil to Reliance for first time since 2023
• 'IPO-bound CleanMax to build 200-MW solar project in Andhra Pradesh

*Infrastructure & Real Estate*
• Chalet Hotels to open its first Ritz Carlton in Hyderabad
• Apple to spend Rs 1,333 crore as rent over 10 years as it adds 1.21 lakh sq ft at Embassy Zenith in Bengaluru

*Automobile & Industrials*
• Automakers may get to trade fuel-efficiency credits to meet stricter CAFE norms
• Balkrishna Ind enters consumer tyre market; eyes ₹23K cr topline by FY30
• BS Manthan: Dixon evaluating Gwalior to set up telecom devices mfg unit

*Technology & IT*
• Anthropic's new AI tool Claude Code Security's impact: TAC, Quick Heal, other Indian cybersecurity stocks fall
• Nifty IT Index heads for worst February in 23 years amid AI disruption concerns
• AI transition will be painful; IT industry to reinvent: HCLTech CEO

*Corporate & Business*
• E-commerce shrinks brand-building timeline as firms hit Rs 100 crore revenue in 7 years: Report
• Eris Life partners Natco Pharma to launch semaglutide generic in India
• MakeMyTrip gross corporate travel bookings cross $1 billion in 2025
• Tata Group defers decision on Chandrasekaran's reappointment as chairman
• Suzlon names Ajay Kapur Group CEO, elevates J P Chalasani to new council
• Voltas expects 25% rise in AC sales as early summer boosts demand

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