*Financial News*
*Source: Leading Newspapers*
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Tuesday, 18 August 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,35,862
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,53,608

*Capital Markets & Financial Services*
• L&T bags ultra-mega order worth over ₹15,000 cr for offshore facilities
• BSE and PHDCCI join hands to expand capital-market access for MSMEs
• Jio-BlackRock to launch regular MF plans through distributors in India
• Muthoot Microfin targets 40% non-JLG share as funding costs decline
• Vijay Shekhar Sharma-controlled Resilient may sell 4.98% Paytm stake
• Options trading cannot drive market policy, says SEBI chief; SLBM revamp coming soon
• FPIs pile into consumer services, healthcare and durables in July; capital goods, telecom see selling
• Discretionary PMS clients can pledge securities for personal loans; pledged assets can remain part of AUM, SEBI says in informal guidance
• MCX plans Rs 200 crore investment to launch coal, minerals trading platforms
• MTNL, BSNL and RINL's Rs 13,500 crore worth of realty assets to hit markets

*IPO & New Listings*
• Lalithaa Jewellery IPO subscribed 69% on opening day
• Horizon Industrial Parks IPO booked 14% on Day 1
• Shankesh Jewellers IPO to open on August 18; anchor investors acquire over Rs 110 crore worth shares
• Molbio Diagnostics extends post-listing gains, Dhoot Transmission down after listing at 37% premium

*Technology & Electronics*
• Swiggy launches AI Assistant named 'Guru' for restaurant partners
• Govt clears 31 electronics component applications worth Rs 7,877 crore under ECMS 2.0
• India cuts electronics import dependence as component manufacturing attracts Rs 69,000 crore: Vaishnaw
• New factories, aircraft, AI hubs to test Tata group's funding muscle

*Auto*
• Mahindra & Mahindra unveils Scorpio Lifestyler, refreshed BE6
• Ashok Leyland stock rises on strong CV demand; brokerages cautious as commodity costs weigh on margins

*Consumer & Retail*
• Philips India personal health hopes to cross ₹1K cr revenue in FY27
• LG Electronics India: Premiumisation, exports to drive growth
• Smaller cities take a big shine to diamonds grown in labs
• Diageo to rework whisky, rum brands after FSSAI red flag

*Metals & Mining*
• Hind Copper rises as copper prices hit near record high on LME; cable & wire stocks jump up to 5%

*Power & Infrastructure*
• Adani Power’s ₹1,005 cr Karnataka bill survives SC
• Renewable energy developers get relief over delayed projects, with riders
• Nirmala Sitharaman calls for faster investment, production in industrial corridors

*Aviation*
• NCLT defers SpiceJet insolvency orders after last-minute settlement

*Economy & Trade*
• India’s unemployment rate falls to four-month low of 5.1% in July, rural jobs drive gains
• India seeks WTO consultations with US over 50% tariff quota on quartz surface imports
• India set for record soyoil imports as Russia-Ukraine war disrupts sunflower shipments

*Government & Policy*
• Jharkhand govt cancels JSSC-CGL examination amid student protests
• Government steps up push to fill backlog vacancies for Scheduled Castes, Tribes
• Election black money cases must be probed faster, says Supreme Court

*Politics*
• 3 takeaways from Nitin Nabin's big BJP reset: Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav's big comeback, new role for Piyush Goyal
• Nitin Nabin resets BJP team with fresh faces & poll pros
• Congress flags missing OBC category in Census questionnaire, seeks Telangana-like caste census
• Rahul Gandhi urges Hemant Soren to meet students; slams PM Modi, NTA
• Vande Mataram just added, people may take time to adjust to it: J&K CM Omar Abdullah

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