*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Monday, 31 August 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,43,862
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,58,854
• Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island
• Sugar prices remain elevated across India despite government intervention

*Banking & Financial Services*
• HDFC Bank eyes revival after peer outperformance
• HDFC Bank faces governance test as CEO exit raises questions
• HDFC Bank CEO to be appointed before October 26: Source
• Indian Bank to open 100 new branches, hire 2,500 employees in FY27
• Group entities to reconcile, settle dues with lenders: Essel Chairman
• FPIs lobby for faster access to bourses with link to servers
• Block, bulk deals hit 14-month high in Aug at Rs 80,000 cr
• MSCI Rejig: Adani Energy, Groww set for inflows

*Oil & Gas*
• Govt plans to start recovery 7 years after deepwater explorers begin production
• ONGC explores drillship buy for deepwater capacity under Samudra Manthan

*Automobile & EV*
• Tata Motors sees strong electric CV demand, expects China cell supply bottleneck to ease by quarter-end
• Ather Energy invests ₹500 crore to develop Konarc, new scooter platform
• Ola Electric gets ₹95.8 crore PLI boost as it works to cut cash burn

*Technology & IT*
• Apple may shift 30-35% of global iPhone production to India in next 5 years
• Cyient to focus beyond project-led ER&D deals; eyes long-term deals
• AI offers India big opportunities to boost jobs, living standards: World Bank MD Paschal Donohoe

*Capital Markets & IPOs*
• Rs 70,000 cr IPOs in Sept? Jio, NSE could fuel a record month
• IPO Calendar: 7 public issues to open next week, 14 companies set to list
• Dalal Street Week Ahead: Q1 GDP, auto sales, oil prices, PMI readings among key factors to watch

*Industry & Corporate*
• India’s aviation boom hits a safety air pocket
• HNGIL issues default notice to Bira 91, plans to move NCLT
• OIL Green Energy signs MoUs with Haryana for 5,000 TPD waste-to-clean-energy projects
• Pidilite sees Q2 demand holding steady, rules out immediate price hikes: MD

*Government & Economy*
• ‘India mandates IST as common time reference; gives 180-day window for compliance
• Commerce ministry meeting industry, exporters on India-US trade on September 1
• Delhi hotels face room crunch ahead of BRICS Summit, tariffs hit six figures
• ‘Do you feel you are a Lord?’: Bombay HC pulls up Tukaram Mundhe-led FDA in Cipla, MCA restaurant cases

*Politics & National Affairs*
• Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi's promise of 'one lakh jobs' months before UP assembly polls
• Proud moment for every Indian: BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Modi receiving Uzbekistan's highest State honour
• AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi shot dead
• Shiv Sena MLC Kadu seeks resignation of MPSC chairman, secretary amid exam paper leak row

*Jai Hind* 
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 
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