*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram
*Wednesday, 05 August 2026* 

*Capital Markets & IPOs*
• Technocraft Ventures IPO GMP signals modest listing gain ahead of issue opening on August 7.
• Manipal Health shares to list today.
• Ardee Industries raises ₹128 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO.
• SEBI proposes a framework to allow REITs and listed InvITs to raise foreign capital through depository receipts.
• FIIs buy shares worth ₹2,446 crore, while DIIs turn net sellers of ₹936 crore on August 4.
• Government goes for green-shoe option as LIC OFS gets oversubscribed.

*Economy & Policy*
• RBI Monetary Policy Committee to announce its interest rate decision at 10:00 AM.
• Household savings rise to 21.7% of GDP in FY25: Government.
• Government to consider farmers' views on ethanol policy: Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• Government unveils tax overhaul to attract global investors and boost manufacturing.
• Despite the swadeshi push, anti-dumping duties against Chinese firms continue to remain slow.
• Government moves closer to restoring MDR on UPI merchant payments.

*Technology & Digital Infrastructure*
• India's data centre opportunity remains strong, though execution bottlenecks may slow capacity addition: Report.
• JioBlackRock AMC launches its first ETF and opens the JioBlackRock Nifty 50 ETF for subscription.

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): ₹2,18,457
• Gold (Spot): ₹1,42,148
• Goldman Sachs expects Brent crude to trade around $90 until the Iran conflict eases.
• Sugar prices surge 17% in a month; mills expect additional government curbs.

*Corporate News*
• L&T secures an ultra-mega order worth over ₹15,000 crore from ADNOC.
• Zydus Life receives USFDA approval for generic Indocyanine Green for Injection.
• PVR INOX plans expansion into smaller towns through SMART Cinemas.
• Nestlé India says consumption has slowed, but medium- to long-term growth remains intact.
• HFCL to invest ₹400 crore to expand optical fibre cable manufacturing capacity.
• Persistent Systems remains optimistic on banking and insurance-led growth, says CEO.
• Ather Energy to enter the ₹1–1.25 lakh electric two-wheeler segment with its new EL platform.
• Vedanta faces fresh scrutiny over alleged illegal groundwater extraction.
• IndiGo's strongest days are ahead, says CEO Willie Walsh.
• Marico to prioritise margins over volumes in select segments.
• IPA seeks regularisation of legacy drugs.
• Value meals and higher store traffic drive recovery in QSR chains.
• Microfinance lending declines as uneven monsoon impacts rural demand.
• Volkswagen and JSW's India plans exclude Porsche, Audi and Bentley brands.

*Markets*
• CAS strikes again as a 150-point closing jump rattles traders on Nifty expiry.
• Indian vessel sinks after a projectile strike near Yemen.
• High Court closes contempt case against SpiceJet chairman.

*Politics & Governance*
• Karnataka aims for full compliance with the Cauvery water release order by Friday.
• BJP says the abrogation of Article 370 ensured equality, justice and one Constitution in Jammu & Kashmir.
• DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin dismisses the "double-meaning" allegation, saying he only demanded the release of Cauvery water.
• A day after the Bankipur shock and Datia setback, the Prime Minister meets former Chief Ministers of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
• Udhayanidhi Stalin detained, questioned and granted station bail over alleged vulgar remarks at a rally.
• NCPI rift deepens as three MPs skip the NDA meeting for the second consecutive time.
• Rajya Sabha passes the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Jai Hind 
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