*Financial News* 
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram
*Friday, 24 July 2026*

*Real Estate & Infrastructure*
• Mahindra Lifespaces and Sumitomo expand their Chennai industrial park partnership.
• Primus and HDFC Capital to set up a ₹2,000 crore senior living platform.

*Capital Goods, Defence & Manufacturing*
• PTC Industries bags a DRDO order to develop a component for a lightweight tank.
• Sona Comstar eyes 10x revenue growth through robotics, AI and acquisitions.
• Hindalco Industries lines up a potential ₹1 trillion investment in India.
• Auto parts maker Poojaa Precision Engineering to launch its ₹160 crore IPO on July 28.

*Automobile*
• Maruti repositions Brezza as changing buyer preferences reshape the compact SUV market.

*Oil, Gas & Energy*
• Bharat Petroleum may increase fuel prices if crude oil remains at current levels.
• Oil crosses $100; experts warn a "perfect hurricane" could trigger a bigger shock.

*FMCG & Consumer*
• Inflation and AI-led job uncertainty weigh on consumer spending, says United Spirits.
• ITC is re-architecting its cigarette portfolio after the tax hike, says CMD Sanjiv Puri.
• Nestlé says India continues to be a growth outlier among global markets.

*Technology, IT & Digital*
• Swiggy board approves a 49.5% foreign ownership cap to gain IOCC status.
• Infosys revises FY27 revenue growth guidance to 1.5%–3%, lowering the bottom end.
• Infosys CEO Salil Parekh to step down; board appoints Ashiss Kumar Dash as CEO-designate.
• Flipkart to launch its food delivery business in the coming weeks, says Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.

*Banking, Finance & Capital Markets*
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank increases the share of secured loans to over 50%.
• NSE cash market turnover hits a 23-month high in June.
• North India leads the expansion of India's investor base.
• SEBI plans to widen investment avenues for portfolio managers.
• Gold loan financier IFL Finance files IPO papers to strengthen its capital base.
• SEBI proposes an online dispute resolution revamp, shifting investor disputes to exchanges and depositories.
• Fusion Klassroom Edutech IPO to hit the capital markets next week.
• DIIs bought shares worth ₹2,947 crore, while FIIs sold ₹2,999 crore on July 23.
• Manipal Health Enterprises' ₹9,275 crore IPO to open on July 29, with a price band of ₹560–590 per share.
• DII buying falls to a 16-month low as primary market activity gathers pace.
• NCLT pauses Byju's insolvency bidding until August 31, providing relief to the founders.

*Policy, Economy & Regulation*
• India allows FDI in the e-commerce inventory model for exports.
• West Bengal launches a crackdown on fake birth and death certificates.
• US unveils new tariffs on 60 trading partners and will levy a 10% duty on goods imported from India.

*Politics & Governance*
• Lok Sabha deadlock continues as the Government and Opposition remain firm on their positions.
• Government and CJP to hold talks today following the Jantar Mantar showdown.
• "Removing Dharmendra Pradhan is the strictest action," says CJP to PM Modi.
• Naresh Pal Gangwar appointed as the new Education Secretary; Vineet Joshi shifted to another ministry.
• Sonam Wangchuk ends his 26-day hunger strike in the presence of Union Ministers.

*Commodities* 
• Gold (spot): Rs 144091
• Silver (spot): Rs 222716

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