*Financial News*

Source: Leading newspapers

*Compiled by Rudra Shares*

Vande Mataram

Saturday, 15 August 2026

*Commodities*

• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,33,500

• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,51,744

• Sugar stock scrutiny on the rise as prices hit record high

*Economy & Forex*

• Forex reserves soar to $707 billion, highest so far in current fiscal

• RBI to close FX swap for overseas deposits earlier than planned, inflows top $50 billion

*Politics & Government*

• Karnataka District In-Charge Ministers List 2026: 31 districts get new ministers

• IYC seeks Amit Shah's removal over July 20 student crackdown, adopts resolution

• Final witness cross-examined in UP poll code violation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh

• PM Modi hails President Murmu's address to nation

• Rahul Gandhi's arrogance turning into madness: BJP on Congress leader's remarks on PM Modi's foreign policy

• Madras HC directs police to grant permission to BJP to take out rally carrying tricolour

*Pharmaceuticals*

• USFDA issues warning letter to Aurobindo Pharma's Telangana facility

*Capital Goods & Infrastructure*

• Kalpataru Projects International bags new orders worth ₹3,526 crore

• HAL partners with Adani Defence, BEML to produce LCH Prachand

• India’s AMCA engine race gets a major Reliance-Rolls-Royce push

• India opens nuclear sector to proven foreign technology under strict regulatory oversight

*Electronics & Technology*

• Dixon Tech issues $220 million guarantee to Lenovo for Padget Electronics division

• India’s 100-GWh battery pipeline may still leave key EV supply chains dependent on China

• Voltas announces JV with Atomberg to build AC compressors

*IPOs & Primary Markets*

• Strong market debut: Technocraft Ventures shares list at 34% premium

• LEAP India shares list at 4% premium over IPO price on NSE

• Shiprocket IPO subscribed nearly 100x on final day of bidding; GMP at 38%

• Behari Lal Engineering IPO subscribed 108x on Day 3; GMP at 28%

• Synergy Advanced Metals receives SEBI approval to go ahead with IPO plans

• Avtar Steel files IPO papers to raise fresh capital of Rs 585 crore

• Lalithaa Jewellery Mart raises Rs 508 crore from anchor investors ahead of Rs 1,700-crore IPO

• Horizon Industrial Parks raises Rs 1,168 crore from anchors ahead of Rs 2,600-crore IPO

*SEBI & Capital Markets*

• SEBI proposes digital onboarding and portable KYC for overseas Indian investors

• FIIs net buy Rs 508 crore, DIIs Rs 356 crore net worth of Indian equities on August 14

• SEBI allows InvITs to add back debt-funded road maintenance expenses in NDCF

*Jai Hind* 

*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 

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