*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
*Vande Mataram*
Friday, 21 August 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,38,164
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,56,603

*Corporate & Business*
• Whirlpool India to revive brand, sets sights on premium play: MD Narasimhan Eswar
• Tata Consumer Products confident of double-digit growth in FY27: CEO
• Hindustan Power announces closure of ₹1,135 cr for solar project in UP
• PhonePe, MeitY sign MoU to integrate PulsePro data in PM GatiShakti portal
• Mankind Pharma signs China pact to market insulin analogues in India
• Aditya Birla Capital enters gold loan business, plans 1K branches in 3 yrs
• 87% small & medium biz say AI tools improve advertising: Amazon report

*Automobiles & EV*
• Bain Capital in talks to invest up to Rs 2,850 crore in JBM Auto’s EV business
• 'Maruti Suzuki needs more price hikes to protect margins after 0.5% increase: Nomura

*Economy & Trade*
• July core growth down to 5.4% as iron ore, power lose steam
• India enters 'long-term arrangement' with Mauritius to supply petrol, diesel and aviation fuel
• India amends Foreign Trade Policy for easier rupee invoicing and payments for exporters
• After nearly a decade, India allows 10 lakh tonnes of duty-free raw sugar imports as prices hit record high

*Capital Markets & IPOs*
• FPIs turn bullish on financials, autos in first half of August
• Tempsens Instruments IPO: Issue subscribed 6x on Day 1
• 'Gaja Capital IPO subscribed nearly 2.5x on Day 2
• Rays of Belief IPO to open on September 1, offer size likely around Rs 150 crore
• Sunshine Pictures IPO booked nearly 106x on last day of bidding
• Anu Projects sets price band at Rs 94-99 per share, IPO to hit Dalal Street on August 25
• Shankesh Jewellers IPO subscribed nearly 3x on Day 3
• India’s investor base jumps nearly 5x to 13.37 crore since FY19; UP, North India lead the shift
• Kronox Lab shares hit 20% upper circuit as Indo Borax and Chemicals to acquire 64.26% stake
• India’s mutual fund AUM jumps 143% in five years; passive assets surge 324%, equity grows 224%
• Mopshop Distribution IPO fully subscribed on Day 2, retail portion booked 2.09 times
• FIIs net sell shares worth Rs 583 crore, DIIs net buy Rs 3538 crore on August 20
• Lumino Industries IPO to hit Dalal Street on August 27; issue size trimmed
• BSE cleared as eligible exchange in FTSE Russell equity indices

*Infrastructure & Industrials*
• L&T wins order worth up to ₹5,000 cr for Dubai airport APM system
• Alstom in talks with Indian Railways for 200 more e-locomotives order

*Banking & Financial Services*
• Aditya Birla Capital enters gold loan business, plans 1K branches in 3 yrs
• HDFC Bank raises $1.75 billion in biggest overseas fundraise, highest since 2008 global financial crisis

*Legal & Regulatory*
• Delhi High Court rules in favour of Dr Reddy's Labs in trademark row with Razenta
• SC asks RCom to approach HC over DoT move to encash ₹802 cr bank guarantee
• SEBI allows digitally signed Power of Attorney for FPIs, removes notarisation requirement

*Government & Politics*
• Tamil Nadu CM Vijay softens delimitation stand, seeks no loss for South in Lok Sabha
• Congress split Vande Mataram, paved way for Partition: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
• 'RSS tries to impose its view on all, says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
• Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar favours 543 LS seats, women's quota within old cap
• S Somnath appointed to RBI central board; Anand Mahindra gets another 4-year term
• Amit Shah announces Cabinet decision to set up J-K High Court bench in Ladakh

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