*Financial news*
Source: Leading newspapers
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Thursday, 05 March 2026
*Banking, Finance & Regulation*
• Pvt lenders to log higher liquidity coverage ratios gains on wholesale deposits
• CD ratio at 82.5%, banks step up short-term borrowings
• 'Life insurers sharpen focus on annuity, pension products
• Pvt lenders to log higher LCR gains on wholesale deposits
• 'BoB raises Rs 10,000 crore via green infra bonds
• Motilal Oswal Home Finance secures $100 million from Asian Development Bank
• DEG and Citi cofinance $76 million to Shriram Finance to boost MSME
• IIFL Finance hires EY for due diligence on potential Samasta stake sale
• Fino Payments Bank's digital transactions slide amid mounting regulatory heat
*Economy & Policy*
• India's services growth moderated in February as cost pressures mount, PMI shows
• 'Southern states allege GST bias, project neglect
*Automobile & Manufacturing*
• Call for clean tech has automakers fishing for talent
• 'MRF to invest ₹5,300 crore in new tyre plant in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga
• M&M: No official word from Indonesia on any suspension of vehicle orders
• Apple rivals top Indian manufacturers by turnover on surging iPhone output
*Aviation & Logistics*
• Indian, Gulf airlines rush to fly special flights on select routes
*Energy, Oil & Gas*
• Qatar halts output: LNG cos tank 5-10% on supply concerns
• Petronet LNG issues force majeure after QatarEnergy halts production
• '9.5 million barrels of Russian crude near India as Delhi seeks backup supplies
*Real Estate**
• Godrej Properties eyes ₹6,150 cr from Gurugram and Kolkata projects
*Pharmaceuticals*
• Aurobindo arm launches Pomalidomide generic in US, adds to oncology line
*Technology & Telecom*
• AI giving a big boost to Cognizant BPO business, says CFO Jatin Dalal
• Reliance Jio to be among first scalable token services providers: CEO
*Markets*
• West Asia tensions trigger worst mkt fall since Budget day
• India's fear gauge logs sharpest spike since Covid
*Geopolitics & Global Affairs*
• Indian fruit, vegetable exporters a worried lot as Iran war upsets all calculations
• 'Iran to permit only Chinese vessels through Strait of Hormuz: Report
• 'Iran War: Iran's IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi hit in US assault as Strait of Hormuz traffic collapses
• ''US to raise global tariff to 15% this week, old rates may return in 5 months
*Politics*
• Maha Vikas Aghadi finally agrees to back Sharad Pawar for Rajya Sabha
• 'Congress' first list of candidates 'embodiment of dynastic politics': Himanta Biswa Sarma
• BJP may take Bihar CM post as NDA prepares to ease Nitish Kumar out: Report