*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Monday, 16 March 2026

*Global Economy & Geopolitics*
• Over 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves to flow to global markets soon, says IEA
• Oil crisis likely to send shockwaves across key sectors in Asia, says Morgan Stanley
• U.S. releases 86 million barrels of emergency oil as West Asia crisis escalates
• Release of strategic oil reserves may be only a limited solution for an unbalanced market, says S&P Global Energy
•Trump to announce coalition to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz
• Trump warns NATO of a ‘very bad’ future if allies do not help open the Strait of Hormuz
• Trump asks about seven countries to join coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz
•Israeli Air Force claims 200 targets struck in Iran five killed in Lebanon
•Chicago soybeans fall as global markets react to Iran crisis
• From Morocco to Belarus, global race for fertilizers intensifies

*Indian Economy & Policy*
• Gen Z expected to drive USD 1.3 trillion spending in India by 2030: Report
•India’s privatisation push slows as IDBI Bank stake sale scrapped
• War-driven selloff wipes out $447 billion from India’s market capitalisation
•Companies face rising short-term borrowing costs despite RBI support
•NHAI increases FASTag annual fee by ₹75 to ₹3,075 for FY 2026-27

*Energy, Oil & Gas*
•Coal India aims to ensure affordable power amid West Asia crisis
•Adani-Total Gas cuts prices for certain industrial consumers
•Gas curbs hit Gujarat factories, Centre secures LPG supply amid West Asia conflict
•Indian oil tanker heads to India after escaping attack on Fujairah port
•Oil prices caught between supply risks and global demand pressures

*LPG Crisis & Impact*
•LPG bookings fall to 77 lakh, no fuel shortage; online bookings rise after government campaign
•LPG shortage: Orders from restaurants begin recovering, says magicpin
• West Asia crisis causing LPG crunch in auto factory canteens across India

*Aviation & Transport*
•SpiceJet operates seven special flights from Fujairah to India on March 15-16
•Dubai flight schedules disrupted as Air India and IndiGo scale down UAE routes
•Air India and AI Express operate 48 flights to and from West Asia today
•European aviation body flags lapses in Air India aircraft
• CEOs of US airlines urge Congress to restore Homeland Security funding

*Corporate & Business*
• Consumer companies strengthen legal teams amid rising compliance risks
• Upgrad to acquire Unacademy in an all-stock deal
•Palantir uses Anthropic’s Claude AI despite Pentagon supply-chain risk warning: CEO Alex Karp

*Pharma & Healthcare*
•Mankind Pharma targets early launch of Semaglutide
•Lupin looks to complex generics and biosimilars for next phase of US growth

*Infrastructure, Power & Industry*
•Adani Power receives LoA from MSEDCL for 1,600 MW long-term supply
•Odisha to allocate 3,047 acres UMPP land for Adani coal-to-chemicals project
•Cement capacity competition between Birla Group and Adani may ease as Adani shifts focus to margins

*EV & Manufacturing*
• India’s EV sales continue to surge, while global carmakers write down billions
•Rising input costs due to Gulf war making electronics, cars and other goods expensive

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