Morning news
18/10/2026
*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Sunday, 18 October 2026
*Commodities*
• Silver – Spot: Rs 210664
• Gold – Spot: Rs 145894
• Oil Prices May Ease to $80 per Barrel in 2027 as Middle East Supply Recovers: Goldman Sachs.
*Politics & Government*
• DMK Seeks Removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Signals Third-Front Push.
• Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Holds Cabinet Meetings Across Districts; Opposition Says It Is Too Late.
• Rajasthan BJP Makes Local Poll Gains, Congress Fails to Contain Infighting.
• BJP's MLA Count Rises to 10 in Meghalaya as Assembly Speaker Recognises Merger of 8 UDP MLAs.
• Imran Khan Moves Bombay High Court After FRRO Directs Him to Leave India by October 28: Report.
• ‘Right to Protest Has Become a Crime’: Sibal Slams Government.
• CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke Released After Court Grants Conditional Bail; One-Year Peace Bond Imposed.
• ‘For Global Trade’s Sake, Hope Our US Deal Is Inked Soon’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
*Banking & Financial Services*
• South Indian Bank Aims for 16% Loan Growth in FY27 Amid West Asia War Risks.
• HDFC Bank May Consider Selling Down or Securitising Home Loans if Market Conditions Are Favourable: CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan.
• Axis Bank to Use Rs 1 Lakh Crore FCNR(B) Funds to Cut Deposit Costs or Fund Loan Growth.
• ICICI Bank’s Sandeep Batra Says Bank Has Strong Internal Succession Bench.
• Yes Bank Evaluating Legal Options After SC Ruling on AT-1 Bonds: Auditors.
• HDFC Bank Has Completed Most of Post-Merger Integration Work, Says Incoming CEO Bagchi.
*IPO & Capital Markets*
• Burma Burma Operator Hunger Pangs Files IPO Draft Papers with SEBI.
• Jio Is a Compelling Addition, Not a Replacement, in Fund Managers’ Telecom Portfolios.
*Corporate*
• Nestlé India and HUL Face FSSAI Notices Over Alleged Misleading Claims.
• FDA Suspends Licences of Warehouses of Reliance Consumer, Reliance Retail, Blinkit and Zomato Hyperpure.
• DLF Eyes Revenue Growth from FY28 as Rs 75,000 Crore Projects Near Completion.
• Starlink Responds to Reliance, Says ‘Ready to Connect India’ with High-Speed Internet.
• Tata Trusts to Build 40–50 Not-for-Profit Hospitals, Says Chairman Noel Tata.
*Business & Economy*
• ‘AI Bubble Burst May Trigger 2008-Like Banking Crisis’.
• Commerce Ministry Organises ‘Leveraging FTAs’ Outreach Programme in Jaipur to Boost Exports.
• US Tariff Waiver on Russian Crude a Comforting Relief, but Trade Uncertainties Persist: CareEdge Chief Economist Rajani Sinha.
• NPPA Caps Trade Margins on 137 Cancer Drugs at 30%; Revised Prices from November 9.
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