*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram
Wednesday, 29 July 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver (spot): Rs 217531
• Gold (spot): Rs 141623
• Oil jumps on Middle East tension, US stock futures dip

*Banking & Financial Services*
• SBI, HDFC Bank seek $1.7 billion overseas to boost dollar resources
• Canara Bank to Frontload ECL Provisioning, Plans ₹8,000 cr Capital Raise
• Govt companies request RBI to extend concessional forex swap by three months
• UCO Bank plans $500-million overseas fundraise
• FCNR(B) deposit drive could pressure banks' profitability
• Delhi HC orders winding up of Paytm Payments Bank

*Capital Markets & Mutual Funds*
• Sebi proposes lower investment floor for mutual fund PMS
• Silverstorm Parks and Resorts IPO subscribed 1.84 times on final day
• FIIs net buy shares worth Rs 755 crore, DIIs net buy Rs 1,664 crore on July 28
• Lighthouse-backed Ferns N Petals eyes India IPO by 2028
• Manipal Hospitals parent company raises Rs 4,167 crore via anchor book ahead of Rs 9,275-crore IPO opening
• Ardee Industries IPO to open on August 5 for Rs 320 crore fresh capital

*Economy & Government*
• Centre has sanctioned Rs 70,000 cr for West Bengal: State FM Swapan Dasgupta
• Infrastructure projects see cost overrun of Rs 4.92 lakh cr: MoSPI
• Trade gap seen as by-product of India's development stage, investment needs, energy dependence: Govt to Parliament
• Govt considering proposal to ease FDI norms for downstream investments: Sources
• PM Modi chairs second high-level meeting with Secretaries, reviews agenda for Viksit Bharat
• India's factory output grows 7.3% in June, fastest pace in nearly two years
• US goods trade deficit narrows as capital goods imports fall
• India-China border trade via Lipulekh to start from Aug 1, China allows 20 traders to cross border

*Industry*
• Crisil upgrades Vedanta Power's long-term bank facility rating to AA+
• ITC fraud worth Rs 74,782 crore detected in FY26; Maharashtra, Gujarat lead
• Coal India's Q1 capex rises 16% to ₹3,399 crore, exceeds quarterly target

*FMCG & Consumer*
• Tata Consumer preps F&B push for post-weight-loss needs
• Will continue to invest in India: Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez
• ‘A wonderful problem’: Coca-Cola loses India market share even as Diet Coke demand heads towards 10x jump

*Renewable Energy & Power*
• Suzlon Energy eyes Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia for exports
• Tata Power expects to build its first nuclear plant as early as 2032
• Tata Power starts site studies for nuclear plants in 3 states; eyes DPR in 6 months

*Telecom & Infrastructure*
• Indus Towers eyes debt-funded Africa push with Airtel as anchor customer
• RVNL shares in focus after securing ₹359 crore railway contract from East Central Railway

*Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals*
• Fermenta Biotech expands plant-based Vitamin D3 capacity at Dahej plant
• West Bengal gearing up healthcare infra; Adani to set up 2,000-bed hospital
• CBI files chargesheet against 13 accused in NEET-UG paper leak case

*E-commerce & Retail*
• Nykaa appoints former Instamart COO Ankit Jain to lead q-commerce vertical
• Lighthouse-backed Ferns N Petals eyes India IPO by 2028

*Politics & Parliament*

• Govt's reply in Parliament on Mekedatu must be withdrawn, Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to PM Modi
• Dharmendra Pradhan sacked to save Pradhan Mantri: Akhilesh Yadav
• Tougher law, faster trials now, says Jitendra Singh; selective outrage, says Bansuri Swaraj
• 20 rebel TMC MPs join NDA meeting; Kakoli Ghosh says delighted
• CJP founder Abhijit Dipke warns of fresh 'peaceful' protests, alleges students being 'targeted' despite govt's assurances 

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