Evening Update & Global News

Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*

Vande Mataram

Friday, 21 August 2026

 

 

*INDIAN DATA*

* Sensex: 77540.83 (+3.11)

* Nifty 50: 24252.00 (+20.15)

* Nifty bank: 57761.95 (+266.05)

* BSE Bankex: 65,368.80 (+258.20)

 

 

 *INVESTOR'S MOOD*

21-08-2026: Prov Cash fig. in crs: 

FIIs: -542.71

DIIs: +2124.14

 

21-08-2026: FIIs F&O fig. in crs: 

Indxfu +363.54

Indxop +838.12

Stkfut +858.47

Stkopt -205.48

# Net F&O Position 

1854.65

 

Securities in F&O Ban for 24-08-2026:

SAIL

 

10 Yr Bond Yield *6.86*

 

NIFTY 50 P/E. *20.5*

NIFTY 50 P/B. *2.94*

NIFTY 50 Div Yield *1.16* 

    

BANK NIFTY 50 P/E *13.67*  

BANK NIFTY 50 P/B *1.73*                                                                         

 

S&P BSE Sensex P/E. *20.54*

S&P BSE Sensex P/B. *4.17*

S&P BSE Sensex Div Yield *1.06*

 

*WORLD ECONOMY*

*CANADA*

* Retail Sales Seen Sharply Lower

* Small Business Confidence Weakens in August

* U.S., Canada Near Final Trade Deal as Trump Tariff Deadline Looms

 

*EURO AREA*

* Inflation Expectations Fall for 3rd Month

* Wage Growth Slows to 2.44% in Q2

 

*EUROZONE*

* Consumer Confidence Strengthens Unexpectedly

* Manufacturing Activity Rises Most in 4 Years

* Services Activity Remains Strong in August

 

*GERMANY*

* 10-Year Bund Yield Holds Near 15-Year High

* Manufacturing Growth Highest Since 2022

* Services Activity Falls to 3-Month Low

 

*IRELAND*

* Wholesale Inflation Rises to Highest in 4 Years

 

*JAPAN*

* Historic Yen Intervention Has ‘Turbo-Charged’ the Carry Trade

 

*MACAU*

* GDP Growth Hits Weakest Since Q1 2025

* Retail Sales Growth Eases in Q2

* Visitor Arrivals Rebound to 5-Month High

 

*ROMANIA*

* NATO Member Romania Scrambles F-16 Fighter Jets to Destroy Drone Near Critical European Gas Project

 

*SLOVENIA*

* Consumer Mood Weakens in August

* Producer Inflation Hits Three-Year High

 

*UNITED KINGDOM*

* Manufacturing Growth Slows to 5-Month Low

* Private Sector Activity Unexpectedly Accelerates

* Services Activity Surprises on the Upside

 

*UNITED STATES*

* Bitcoin on Track for 23% Weekly Gain as Investor Optimism Floods Back

* Goldman Says Hedge Funds Suffered Worst Underperformance vs S&P 500 in More Than 20 Years of Data

* Oil Prices Head for Second Weekly Rise as U.S. Vows to Up Economic Pressure on Iran

* S&P 500 Rebounds After Sell-Off but Remains on Pace for Weekly Decline

* Trump to Allow Import of 300,000 Metric Tons of Ground Beef Without Tariff

* U.S. Factory Growth Slows to 5-Month Low: S&P Global

* U.S. Military Says It Aided Passage of 660 Million Barrels of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz Since May

* U.S. Services Activity Rises Most in 20 Months

* U.S. Business Growth Hits 52-Month High in August

 

*GLOBAL*

* Japan’s historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade

* NATO member Romania scrambles F-16 fighter jets to destroy drone near critical European gas project

* U.S., Canada near final trade deal as Trump tariff deadline looms

 

 

*Jai Hind*

*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai*

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