*Financial News* 
Source: Leading newspapers 
*Compiled by Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram 
*Thursday, 20 August 2026* 

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,28,865
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,53,041

*Oil & Energy*
• Oil India may offer higher upside than ONGC as crude prices stay elevated
• Vedanta's net-zero investments cross $1 billion; renewable use up 52%
• Reliance digs deep in South with ₹2.73 lakh crore coal bet
• RIL proposes ₹2.73 lakh crore investment for India’s first coal gasification complex in Andhra
• MMTC PAMP calls for better Gold Monetisation Scheme

*Real Estate & Infrastructure*
• Mahindra Lifespaces signs pact for housing society redevelopment in Chembur
• Kolte-Patil Developers appoints Hrishikesh Parandekar as new CEO
• National Highway builders bat for BOT annuity model to avoid zero-bid scenario
• Alstom seeks 200 more locomotive orders from Indian Railways

*Economy & Trade*
• India targets $100 billion gems and jewellery exports by 2040, bets on design and global brands
• Small towns emerge big growth driver for connected TV in India

*Banking & Financial Services*
• No takers: Public sector banks put ₹39,000 cr of bad loans up for sale again
• PSBs face another buyer drought as ₹39,000 cr of bad loans hit the block
• RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra flags inflation risks; says rate recalibration needs greater clarity, MPC Minutes show
• FIIs turn net buyers at Rs 408 crore; DIIs pump in nearly Rs 4,000 crore

*Capital Markets & SEBI*
• Sebi plans full review of rules governing SME IPOs
• SEBI to issue responsible AI guidelines for markets with kill-switch and human oversight
• SEBI asks brokers to accept orders during 3:15-3:20 pm CAS transition window
• SEBI bars JP Morgan entity, Mansi Share over alleged CAS manipulation, slaps Rs 3.68 crore impounding order
• Tiger Global-backed broking firm Upstox said to plan India IPO

*IPO & Listing*
• Lalithaa Jewellery IPO subscribed 63x on final day of bidding
• Horizon Industrial Parks IPO booked 1.5x on Day 3
• Sunshine Pictures IPO subscribed over 18x on Day 2; GMP signals 21% premium
• Shankesh Jewellers IPO subscribed 94% on Day 2
• Annu Projects IPO to open on August 25, listing likely on September 2
• Tempsens Instruments raises over Rs 194 cr via anchor book; Rs 650 cr IPO opens today, GMP surges to 63%
• Behari Lal Engineering extends post-listing gains to 86%; Shiprocket shares rise 48%

*Markets & Stocks*
• Sugar stocks rally up to 10% as domestic prices surge on tight supplies; import duty cut in focus
• CBI books Gensol Engineering, BluSmart founders over alleged Rs 672 crore IREDA loss
• Hyundai Motor India to hike vehicle prices by up to 1% from September

*Global Economy*
• Inflation, rate hike pressed at US Fed's July meet
• Bitcoin short squeeze ripples across a battered crypto complex

*Politics & Governance*
• Karnataka: BJP stalls Assembly seeking removal of minister B Nagendra
• ECI revises Maharashtra SIR schedule, final voter list to be published on November 4
• Modi govt's Gen Z outreach: One minister to visit one university every day
• Tamil Nadu MLAs to get car, assistant for constituency work; Rs 75,000 car allowance
• Congress to stick to 1937 Vande Mataram version, will sing only 2 stanzas at party events

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