*Financial News* 
*Source:* Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
*Vande Mataram*
Wednesday, 19 August 2026

*Commodities* 
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,33,706
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,53,626
• Gold, silver rebound in August, but analysts don’t expect a swift return to record highs

*Corporate & Business* 
• Biocon arm gets supplemental USFDA approval for autoimmune disease drug
• TVS Industrial & Logistics Parks to invest ₹1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu project
• Manipal Health to buy 100-bed Kinder Women's Hospital for ₹130 crore
• Uber adds train ticket booking service to app in partnership with ixigo
• Tata Sons board meeting to take view on Chandra's exit letter soon
• NHPC J&K project may get ₹18,700 crore subordinated debt
• Mahanagar Gas eyes 1 million new PNG connections in FY27, capex raised
• Lenskart shares rise as company sets up new step-down subsidiary in China
• Godrej Industries enters private credit market with ₹2,000-crore Category-II AIF
• Torrent Gas to file updated draft papers for up to $418 million IPO: Report
• Augmont Enterprises seeks ₹7,200-crore valuation as Kothari family bets on bigger bullion business
• Swiggy gets shareholder nod for key changes to secure IOCC status
• Tata Sons’ AGM adjourned for first time in group’s history over lack of quorum

*Banking & Financial Services* 
• Rupee, price tailwinds for Indian exporters may fade in H2FY27: Nuvama
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges PSBs to sharpen youth outreach, build ahead of demand
• L&T Finance plans 500 new gold loan branches this fiscal
• India's outward FDI jumps 17% to $5.7 billion in July: RBI
• Indian banks race to raise $1.85 billion as RBI shuts dollar swap window early
• FIIs buy shares worth Rs 1,652 crore; DIIs invest Rs 2,579 crore on August 18

*Consumer & Retail* 
• Ready-made food prices may stay high as input, packaging costs rise

*Defence* 
• India’s missile club opens up to private players
• Paras Defence, Zen Tech and other defence shares rise up to 8% as MoD notifies sixth Positive Indigenisation List of 405 items

*IPOs & Capital Markets* 
• Exhibition and convention centre India Exposition Mart files IPO papers with SEBI
• Lalithaa Jewellery IPO sees over 3x subscription on Day 2
• Shankesh Jewellers IPO subscribed 36% on Day 1
• Milky Mist shares hit upper circuit on debut day post strong listing gains
• Gaja Capital raises Rs 165 crore via anchor book ahead of Rs 550-crore IPO
• BSE extends decline to 5th straight session amid two downgrades in two days

*Economy & Inflation* 
• HSBC sees CPI inflation rising above 5% from October despite soft July print
• Energy stocks hit record high as oil tops $90 amid fading Iran deal hopes

*Politics & Governance* 
• Tripura: Tipra Motha Party hints at rethink on BJP alliance over tribal accord in Village Committee elections
• After impressive role in Bihar polls, Vinod Tawde now election in-charge of UP
• Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain arrested over alleged corruption in Jal Board tenders
• Hyderabad airport on alert after 75-year-old passenger alleges bomb in IndiGo baggage

*Jai Hind*
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai*
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