Evening Update & Global News

Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*

Vande Mataram

Thursday, 20 August 2026

 

 

*INDIAN DATA*

* Sensex: 77537.72 (+628.04)

* Nifty 50: 24231.85 (+153.55)

* Nifty bank: 57495.90 (+256.15)

* BSE Bankex: 65,110.60 (+317.14)

 

*INVESTOR'S MOOD*

20-08-2026: Prov Cash fig. in crs: 

FIIs: -583.36

DIIs: +3537.71

 

20-08-2026: FIIs F&O fig. in crs: 

Indxfu -362.73

Indxop -2460.16

Stkfut +3243.46

Stkopt +185.45

# Net F&O Position 

+606.02

 

Securities in F&O Ban for 21-08-2026:

BANDHANBNK 

MANAPPURAM 

SAIL

 

10 Yr Bond Yield *6.86*

 

NIFTY 50 P/E. *20.48*

NIFTY 50 P/B. *2.94*

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. *20.54*

S&P BSE Sensex P/B. *4.16*

S&P BSE Sensex Div Yield *1.06*

 

*WORLD ECONOMY*

*Canada*

* Canada New Housing Prices Edge Down in July

* Canada Producer Prices Rebound in July

* Canada Raw Material Prices Fall in July

 

*China*

* China Defies Global Bond Yield Surge, Boosting Its Diversification Appeal

 

*France*

* France 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Near 18-Year High

 

*Georgia*

* Georgia Producer Inflation Eases Further in July

 

*Greece*

* Greece Current Account Gap Narrows to 9-Month Low

 

*Hong Kong*

* Hong Kong Annual Inflation Eases in July

* Hong Kong IPO Boom Extends Beyond Tech as Fundraising Tops $40 Billion

* Hong Kong Jobless Rate Unchanged at 3.7%

 

*Luxembourg*

* Luxembourg Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.3%

 

*Moldova*

* Moldova Industrial Output Rises to 3-Month High

 

*Poland*

* Poland Corporate Wage Growth at 7-Month High

* Poland Industrial Output Growth Eases in July

* Poland Producer Inflation Hits Over 3-Year High

 

*South Africa*

* South Africa Building Permits Jump in June

 

*Taiwan*

* Taiwan Current Account Surplus Widens in Q2

 

*United Kingdom*

* UK Factory Orders Improve Sharply

 

*United States*

* Bitcoin Surges 11% in Two Days as Trump and Crypto Executives Push for Clarity Act

* Dow Drops 300 Points, Hurt by Rising Treasury Yields and Walmart Decline

* Philadelphia Factory Growth Strongest Since 2021

* Trump Scaling Down US-South Korea Drills Could Risk More Than Joint Military Readiness

* Trump Threatens ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran and ‘Tremendous’ Consequences for Its Backers

* US Initial Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected

* US Treasuries Erase Buyback Gains

* US Treasury Yields Rise as Buyback Relief Fades

 

*Eurozone*

* Eurozone Construction Output Shrinks in June

* Eurozone Labor Cost Growth Weakest Since 2021

 

 

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