Evening Update & Global News

Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*

Vande Mataram

Monday, 17 August 2026

 

 

*INDIAN DATA*

* Sensex: 77728.16 (-281.09)

* Nifty 50: 24287.65 (-78.35)

* Nifty bank: 57497.80 (+6.70)

* BSE Bankex: 65,237.19 (-33.37)

 

*INVESTOR'S MOOD*

17-08-2026: Prov Cash fig. in crs: 

FIIs: -2535.10

DIIs: +5101.46

 

17-08-2026: FIIs F&O fig. in crs: 

Indxfu -785.35

Indxop +8422.61

Stkfut +146.55

Stkopt -428.63

# Net F&O Position 

+7355.18

 

Securities in F&O Ban for 18-08-2026:

BANDHANBNK 

LICI

MANAPPURAM 

SAIL

 

10 Yr Bond Yield *6.80*

 

NIFTY 50 P/E. *20.83*

NIFTY 50 P/B. *2.95*

NIFTY 50 Div Yield *1.17* 

    

BANK NIFTY 50 P/E *13.6*  

BANK NIFTY 50 P/B *1.72*                                                                         

 

S&P BSE Sensex P/E. *20.59*

S&P BSE Sensex P/B. *4.18*

S&P BSE Sensex Div Yield *1.07*

 

*WORLD ECONOMY*

*China*

* 10-year yield remains at over one-year low.

* Fixed investment drops more than expected.

* New home prices fall the least in five months.

* Retail sales growth unexpectedly slows.

* Jobless rate rises more than expected.

* Industrial output growth comes below forecasts.

* Economy slows further in July as retail sales barely grow and investment slump steepens.

 

*Israel*

* Unemployment rate reaches a six-month high.

 

*Japan*

* Second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectations.

* Japanese automakers remain vulnerable to the impact of the Iran war and a stronger yen.

 

*Norway*

* Trade surplus reaches its largest level in four months.

 

*Russia*

* Russia targets a Danube port following one of Ukraine’s largest aerial attacks of the war.

 

*Sri Lanka*

* Services growth accelerates for the fourth consecutive month.

* Manufacturing activity picks up in July.

 

*Tunisia*

* Q2 GDP annual growth records its weakest pace in five quarters.

 

*Turkey*

* Budget deficit reaches its largest level in seven months.

 

*UK*

* 10-year gilt yield moves lower.

 

*USA*

* Homebuilder sentiment recovers in August.

* 10-year Treasury yield approaches a 19-year high.

* New York manufacturing activity surprisingly accelerates.

* S&P 500 remains little changed as traders weigh AI optimism against Iran tensions.

* Treasury yields edge higher as investors await the latest FOMC minutes.

* Trump orders the Pentagon to reduce military exercises with South Korea.

* Trump’s envoys meet Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo as Israel strikes Gaza.

* Trump threatens to “bomb” Oman if it gets in the way as the US-Iran ceasefire expires.

 

*Argentina*

* Vista Energy rises 4% after billionaire Peter Thiel buys a stake in the Argentine shale oil producer.

 

*Italy*

* Ferrari Luce, a polarizing EV, becomes a $40 million collector’s item.

 

*Global / International*

* Oil prices rise as Iran rules out an interim deal extension and threatens to escalate the conflict.

* Depleted strategic oil reserves approach levels that raise concerns about potential damage to caverns and operations.

 

 

*Jai Hind*

*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai*

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