*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Friday, 14 August 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,34,230
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,52,368
• MCX launches crude sunflower oil futures contracts to strengthen edible oil price risk management
• Sugar mills unlikely to advance crushing season despite promise to government: Industry officials

*Economy & Trade*
• India’s July trade deficit widens to $31.98 billion from $30.43 billion in June
• L&T, Coal India, 18 others bid for Centre's Rs 7,280-crore rare earth magnet scheme

*Banking, Financial Services & Capital Markets*
• DIIs net buy Rs 4,353 crore, FIIs net sell Rs 511 crore on August 13
• Ananya Birla-promoted Svatantra Microfin taps capital markets, files IPO papers to raise Rs 3,000 crore
• Air freight forwarder Skyways Air Services IPO to open on August 24, likely to raise Rs 507 crore
• Zetwerk files updated DRHP for IPO, plans to raise Rs 2,600 crore via fresh issue
• Anchor investors sell half of IPO holdings within a year; FPIs emerge as biggest sellers: SEBI study

*Automobiles & Aviation*
• Air India faces challenges; group plans to induct over 100 planes in 2 years
• Tata Motors sells more in India, but JLR woes send profit crashing 80%

*Telecom*
• Bharti Airtel's tariff plan changes may benefit Vodafone Idea more
• Telecom sector’s AGR dues remain at Rs 1.41 lakh crore; Vodafone Idea accounts for nearly half

*Corporate*
• L&T to set up India's largest Nvidia B300 AI factory for Together AI
• Tata chair's exit leaves $120 billion spending ambition in limbo
• Godrej's new heir ready to take charge with Gandhian values & 2X targets
• Hinduja Group to invest Rs 2,500 crore in TN across renewables, EV ecosystem

*Politics & Government*
• China Border Situation: Rahul Gandhi asks questions; government side denies any inroads
• Post-Monsoon Session Huddle: DMK joins Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's tea party; Sudip Bandyopadhyay seeks NDA convener
• “Going around with Constitution's copy in hand but did not allow House to function”: FM Nirmala Sitharaman slams opposition
• Andhra Group-I exam SIT report flags unauthorised evaluators, OMR changes

*Global*
• Trump imposes up to 100% tariffs on imported drones and components

*Jai Hind* 
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 
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