*Financial news* 
Source: Leading newspapers
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
 Friday, 03 April 2026

*IPO & Listings*
• Powerica shares settle lower after tepid market debut
• Amir Chand Jagdish Kumar shares settle 15% lower from issue price on listing day after hitting lower circuit
• Sai Parenteral's shares settle 3% higher from IPO price on NSE
• EPC solutions provider Safety Controls & Devices raises Rs 12.67 crore ahead of IPO
• Agri logistics player SLCM submits confidential IPO papers to SEBI
• EPC player Sadbhav Futuretech files draft papers for IPO

*Markets & Investments*
• FII exits due to weak earnings growth not valuations; see SIF, Lifecycle Funds as a big opportunity: Franklin Templeton MF’s Avinash Satwalekar
• FPIs net sell equities worth Rs 9931 crore, DIIs net buy Rs 7208 crore shares on April 2
• Sebi weighs return of open market buybacks on exchanges
• Allied Blenders & Distillers appoints Amar Sinha as managing director
• Bharti Airtel becomes second-largest telco globally with 650 mn users
• Nalco posts record FY26 performance with 77 lakh tonnes bauxite evacuation

*Banking & Financial Services*
• HDFC Bank to consider debt fundraising on 18 April
• Large state run banks see healthy loan growth in FY26, beat deposits
• 'Dubai regulator probe found HDFC’s DIFC branch kept quiet for 5 years, failed to meet integrity standards
• 'AIBEA writes to FM seeking probe into HDFC Bank matter after chairman's exit
• NHB flags ₹933 cr additional bad loans in PNB Housing books
• RBI clears Emirates NBD to acquire up to 74% stake in RBL

*Oil, Gas & Energy*
• Govt caps monthly jet fuel price hikes for domestic flights at 25%
• No windfall tax on diesel, ATF exports from Reliance SEZ refinery
• Indian Oil ramps up auto LPG supply in Karnataka as private outlets shut
• LPG imports run out of gas despite increase in supplies from US, Iran
• Charter operators seek fair play in fuel pricing
• Kerala's food streets gasping for gas amid 'LPG shortages'

*Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare*
• Alkem Labs to increase investment to ₹1,036 crore for new unit in Ujjain
• Emcure slashes obesity drug Poviztra price by up to 55% amid competition
• Large investors in healthcare could affect affordability: CPI(M)'s Shailaja

*FMCG & Consumer*
• Marico ends FY26 strong, sees steady demand recovery ahead
• Emami Ltd to acquire 100% stake in Axiom Ayurveda in deal worth up to ₹200 crore

*Automobile*
• JLR sales roar back: Jaguar Land Rover posts 61% jump in Q4 as production recovers from cyber setback
• Mahindra SUVs, other vehicles to get costlier by up to 2.5%

*Trade, Policy & Economy*
• Govt imposes import curbs on all articles of gold, silver, platinum
• India may soon announce more relief for exporters hit by West Asia crisis
• Govt to assess impact of recent tax concessions on its indirect tax revenues
• Income tax dept opposes benefits to Jane Street Singapore
• India is looking at preferential access to US market, says Piyush Goyal
• War jitters push India to ₹2.5L cr Covid-style damage control

*Global Trade & Tariffs*
• Trump imposes 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum & copper
• Trump nudges pharma cos to make drugs in US or face 100% tariff

*Politics*
• BJP is against infiltrators, not against indigenous Muslims: Amit Shah in Assam
• Congress manifesto for Assam: No MLA’s close relatives to be awarded government contracts or schemes
• Rahul Gandhi promises tribal autonomy in Assam; alleges BJP land grab
• AAP removes Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha deputy leader, replaces him with Ashok Mittal

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