*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Thursday, 22 October 2026

*COMMODITIES*
• Gold 24K: ₹ 1,46,041 per 10g
• Silver: ₹ 2,09,049 per kg
• Gold edges lower as traders weigh Middle East developments and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook.
• Gold and silver fall as higher crude oil prices revive concerns over interest-rate hikes.

*AUTOMOBILES & EVs*
• Car registrations plunge 22% this Navratri despite strong deliveries.
• Electric vehicle supply struggles to keep pace with surging festive-season demand.
• Automakers urge the Centre to defer BS-VII brake and tyre norms until 2035.

*BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES*
• HDFC Bank begins probe into an alleged internal data leak.
• SBI investigates the dark web leak of 3.8 lakh records.
• Indian banks open cheque books for ₹10,000 crore-plus M&A funding after RBI rule changes.
• RBL Bank evaluates entry into broking and mutual funds as part of expanding capital-market activities.

*ECONOMY & MONETARY POLICY*
• Core sector output grows at a series-high 7.9% in September.
• RBI flags widening inflation risks and puts rate cuts on hold.
• IMF urges exchange-rate flexibility as RBI steps up efforts to defend the rupee.

*ENERGY & OIL & GAS*
• Indian Oil to trim Middle East oil imports under annual deals amid the Iran war.
• India's crude oil import bill rises 47% to $15.4 billion in September.
• Brent crude tops $110 as fresh attacks in Saudi Arabia raise concerns over oil supplies.
• Incentives planned to accelerate ships' transition to methanol.
• Centre to support agrivoltaics under PM-KUSUM 2.0, says MNRE secretary.
• Tata Power to set up a ₹54 crore GCC in Odisha for next-generation energy solutions.

*FOOD, FMCG & BEVERAGES*
• Import window for duty-free raw sugar extended until December 31.
• FSSAI issues notices to Nestlé and Zydus over allegedly misleading claims.
• India may overtake the US in the Scotch whisky market as tariffs fall.
• Coca-Cola's $5 billion Costa Coffee bet falls short of expectations.

*HEALTHCARE & BIOTECHNOLOGY*
• Bharat Biotech arm VeGen Bio to manufacture advanced cancer treatment.

*HOSPITALITY & TOURISM*
• IHCL targets 700 hotels within FY27, says MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal.
• Prosus-backed Ixigo aims to lead India's budget-to-midscale hotel online travel agency market.

*IPO & CAPITAL MARKETS*
• Upcoming IPO: Edelweiss unit EAAA's ₹1,200 crore public issue to open on October 26.
• Jio IPO gets off to a strong start, with shares subscribed more than three times.

*MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY*
• Musk's proposed mega-merger could create a $3.5 trillion technology giant.
• Critical technology list under review to promote self-reliance.
• Nvidia's $10 billion AI data-centre quick fix and the stocks that could benefit.
• KENT RO invests ₹250 crore in a new lithium-battery and inverter business.

*MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS*
• Zomato parent Eternal to swap its Adonmo stake for ₹156 crore worth of Mygate shares.

*INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION*
• L&T wins major orders for Delhi Secretariat and Andhra Pradesh office towers.
• Essar Ports receives letter of award for the ₹2,276 crore Tuna Tekra terminal in Gujarat.

*INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DIPLOMACY*
• Marco Rubio visits Jamnagar as Washington seeks to leverage Reliance's refining capabilities.

*Jai Hind*
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