*Financial News*

Source: Leading Newspapers

*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 

Vande Mataram

Saturday, 18 April 2026

*Banking, Finance & Regulation*

• 15 banks get government nod to import gold & silver for 3 years

• India forex reserves up $3.83 billion in week ending April 10

• RBI’s oil forex window set to fuel rupee recovery

• RBI switches gears to conduct VRRR auctions to suck out surplus liquidity

• FIIs grow more wary of India as forex curbs hit bonds

• FIIs net buy Indian equities worth Rs 683 crore, DIIs net sell Rs 4,721 crore on April 17

*Markets, Stocks & IPOs*

• Angel One bears ₹19 crore loss over MCX trading disruption compensation

• Trent to consider bonus issue to investors on April 22

• Om Power Transmission shares extend listing gains to settle nearly 11% higher

• BEML shares gain nearly as CMD sees Rs 40,000 crore FY27 opportunity, little impact of Iran war

• Apollo Micro Systems shares surge on govt licence to manufacture missiles, torpedoes among others

• Avaada Electro, Sonaselection India, Grand Housing receive SEBI nod to go ahead with IPO plans

• JM Financial Private Equity, family offices invest Rs 150 crore in NG Electro Products

• Lloyds Group companies buy over 5% stake in Bharat Wire Ropes, HCP Investments sells 5.5% shares in Ind-Swift Labs

• Citius Transnet Investment Trust IPO subscribed 69% on day 1

• Mehul Telecom IPO sees healthy demand on day 1, subscribed over 3x

• Vedanta shares slip after preliminary probe flags lapses in Chhattisgarh boiler blast

• Lupin's US arm signs $30 million litigation settlement with Humana Inc

*Infrastructure, Real Estate & Capital Goods*

• UltraTech now world's largest outside China, plans ₹16K crore capex

• NBCC sells 14 lakh sq ft commercial space in South Delhi for ₹5,779 cr

• Adani to invest ₹1 trillion in Mumbai's Motilal Nagar redevelopment project

*Metals, Mining & Manufacturing*

• JSW Steel board approves proposal to sign pact with POSCO for joint venture

• Vedanta Resources seeks $200 million loan top-up after $350 million deal earlier this year

*Media, Entertainment & Technology*

• Zee Entertainment to invest up to Rs 116 crore in VFX studio PhantomFX

• No complaints received regarding alleged issue on POSH channels: TCS

*Energy, Oil & Global Commodities*

• US extends waiver allowing India & other countries to buy Russian oil

• Mideast crisis seen off, but new inflation pain is coming: Aiyar

• Iran slams Trump’s ‘false claims’, warns Hormuz may not stay open

• Oil falls after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open

• Iran will close Hormuz Strait if US blockade not lifted, says Ghalibaf

• No sticking points: Trump says Iran deal ‘very close’ as Tehran reopens Strait of Hormuz

*Politics & Policy*

• Thiruparankundram Deepam row simmers in Madurai as BJP pushes 'Ayodhya of South' pitch, caste calculus reshapes contest

• Anti-national act: Rahul Gandhi alleges quota bill a covert bid to redraw India's electoral map

• Amit Shah slams opposition for stalling women’s quota bill, warns of ‘wrath of women’ in 2029 polls

*Jai Hind* 

*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 

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