*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
*Wednesday, 26 August 2026*

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,41,884
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,61,292
• Oil dips on fresh Iran war diplomacy and talks on Hormuz
• Gold edges up after four-day gain as traders eye Treasury moves

*Corporate*
• Haldiram's plans to invest ₹1,000 crore in a new manufacturing plant in Odisha
• L&T wins three BESS projects worth over ₹5,000 crore in West Asia
• Mahindra Last Mile eyes major capacity expansion as it prepares for IPO
• Varun Beverages board approves entry into alcoholic beverages segment
• ONGC to revive Venezuela oilfield
• Weak monsoon, West Asia risks cloud July–September FMCG demand
• ESDS to expand data centre operations with Rs 720-crore IPO proceeds
• Vodafone Idea stock surges on SBI funding progress reports; tariff hike hopes in focus
• Sigma Advanced Systems shares hit upper circuit on Rs 1,600-crore Rolls-Royce deal via UK arm

*IPOs* 
• Stainless steel products maker Jay Jagdamba files updated DRHP to raise Rs 600 crore through IPO
• Annu Projects IPO: Issue booked 34% on opening day
• Skyways Air Services IPO subscribed 2.5x on second day of bidding; GMP at 22%
• Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO: Issue subscribed nearly 2x on Day 2; NII, retail investors lead demand
• Hy-Tech Engineers IPO subscribed over 19x on Day 2; GMP rises to 57%
• Augmont Enterprises IPO booked nearly 106x on Day 3; GMP at 41%
• Lumino Industries raises Rs 207 crore via anchor book; Rs 700-crore IPO to open on August 27
• Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop owner Purple Style Labs to launch Rs 680-crore IPO on August 31

*Business*
• PM Modi calls for speed with quality in Rs 30,000-crore infrastructure projects
• India adds 1.26 million credit cards in July as spending rises
• Direct mutual fund plans gain ground: Share of retail AUM rises from 21% to 37%

*Markets & Investments*
• Hind Copper OFS may not be a big draw for retail investors
• Carlisle investors knock on PMO’s door in HDFC Bank mis-selling row
• FIIs buy Rs 1,594 crore on August 25; DIIs pump in Rs 230 crore

*Politics & Governance*
• Yogi Adityanath announces one lakh job appointments over next six months
• SC hears Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking expedited decision on disqualification of 20 Rebel TMC MPs
• ‘Golgappa and vegetable sellers far intelligent than Rahul Gandhi’: BJP attacks Congress for ‘mocking’ UPI
• SIR: CM Shivakumar writes to ECI, seeks more time to file claims to draft voter rolls
• Shobha Karandlaje urges Governor to block Karnataka Parks Bill over 5% land-use provision
• Will respond soon to resignation demand by Farooq Abdullah: Srinagar MP

*Jai Hind* 
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 
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