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Nifty Thu 20 August 2026

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Volumes spurt at MMTC Ltd counter

Mmtc ltd notched up volume of 373.46 lakh shares by 14:14 ist on nse, a 29.12 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 12.82 lakh shares
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

SMBC investment strengthens Yes Bank's institutional positioning: Lender

Smbc's 24.9 per cent stake brings strategic value through enhanced corporate banking capabilities, governance practices, risk management and cross-border opportunities
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

RBI Guv expects bn foreign-currency inflows from rupee support measures

Rbi governor sanjay malhotra said flows have been stronger than expected, with fcnr(b) deposits and overseas borrowing already bringing in .85 billion
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Aditya Birla Capital enters gold loans biz, plans to open 1,000 branches

Aditya birla capital said its entry into the gold loan segment marks a strategic expansion of its secured lending portfolio and "complements its existing retail and msme lending franchise
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

India and Japan agree to deepen defence technology partnership

The india-japan defence ministers discussed on deepening maritime security, make in india defence technology, and expanding strategic trust. both ministers signed a memorandum of arrangement on maritime security cooperation. the defence minister said, indi
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

SBI basic savings account rules change from October 1: What changes

Sbi will count aeps withdrawals in the four free monthly cash transactions, with rs 15 plus gst charged on each withdrawal beyond the limit
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

?73 trillion inheritance boom: Women are becoming India's new wealth bosses

Barclays private bank report finds indian women are set to inherit at least ?73 trillion in the next decade
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Hindustan Power announces closure of ?1,135 cr for solar project in UP

Hindustan power on thursday announced financial closure of rs 1,135 crore for its 300 mw solar project in uttar pradesh. the project is progressing as per the planned development schedule and is set to strengthen uttar pradesh's growing renewable energy ca
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Tempsens Instruments (India) IPO subscribed 5.93 times

The offer received bids for 8.99 crore shares as against 1.51 crore shares on offer.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Indo Borax & Chemicals board approves acquisition of majority stake in Kronox Lab Sciences

At meeting held on 20 august 2026
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Japanese stocks rebound as bond yields ease

Bond market concerns eased after the us treasury said it would more than double its purchases of 10-, 20- and 30-year debt in the coming months. the move came after the us 30-year treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007 earlier this week. japan
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Nifty August futures trade at premium

India vix tumbled 6.57% to 10.58.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Shankesh Jewellers IPO subscribed 2.80 times

The offer received bids for 7.74 crore shares as against 2.76 crore shares on offer.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Chinese stocks rebound as policy hopes build

The rebound came after the peoples bank of china kept its key lending rates unchanged. the one-year loan prime rate stayed at 3%, while the five-year rate remained at 3.5%. the move suggests policymakers are taking a cautious approach despite continued eco
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Gaja Alternative Asset Management IPO subscribed 2.43 times

The offer received bids for 6.16 crore shares as against 2.53 crore shares on offer.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

What are the best interest rates available for home loans?

Here are the interest rates for various loan amounts across public and private sector banks, as well as non-banking housing finance companies
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Sending money abroad? Why your transaction could draw tax scrutiny

The income tax department is verifying 394 entities over suspicious overseas remittances, with mismatches in income, turnover and payment purpose raising red flags
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Coal India plans Singapore trading hub in hunt for critical minerals assets

The move comes as indian ?state-run companies step up efforts to secure overseas supplies of critical minerals such as lithium and bauxite in order to reduce dependence on china
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Multi-cap funds offer equity-like returns with lower drawdowns

Multi-cap funds provide equity-like returns with reduced volatility and drawdowns. these funds delivered strong annualised returns over a twenty-one-year period. they offer a balanced approach across large, mid, and small-cap stocks. wealth managers sugges
Tag: Mutual Fund India    Source: indiatimes.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Coforge surges 31% in 4 weeks, hits 8-month high; what's driving IT stock?

Coforge share : axis securities expects deal ramp-ups, ai monetisation and encora synergies to drive sustained earnings growth for coforge. it maintained a 'buy' rating with a target price of ?2,050.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Brahmaputra Infrastructure emerges L-1 for Rs 78-cr West Bengal project

Brahmaputra infrastructure said it has been declared the lowest bidder (l-1) for a civil construction project worth rs 78.09 crore in west bengal.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

United Breweries Ltd down for fifth straight session

United breweries ltd is quoting at rs 1339.4, down 1.14% on the day as on 13:19 ist on the nse. the stock tumbled 2.92% in last one year as compared to a 3.36% slide in nifty and a 15.05% spurt in the nifty fmcg index.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Alstom in talks with Indian Railways for 200 more e-locomotives order

French train maker alstom is in discussions with indian railways for a follow-on order of 200 locomotives for its manufacturing plant in madhepura, bihar, and is also utilising the facility to make other railway-related products, a senior company official
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Adfactors PR acquires majority stake in Australian comms firm SenateSHJ

Senateshj will retain its identity and client teams under its current leadership. meanwhile, adfactors pr ceo nijay n nair will join the australian company's board
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

INR seen supported by dollar weakness and positive equities

The indian rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day with gains of just 3 paise at 95.70 against the us dollar on thursday, as the support from the weaker dollar index was negated by elevated crude oil prices. a weaker us dollar eases some deprecia
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Explained: Why India is Asia's least-favoured market among fund managers

No ai play, weak growth: why fund managers are wary of india
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Kamanwala Housing Construction Ltd leads losers in 'B' group

Infomedia press ltd, incredible industries ltd, sai capital ltd and bodhi tree multimedia ltd are among the other losers in the bse's 'b' group today, 20 august 2026.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

India to host the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting on 21st August 2026

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Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Brahmaputra Infra wins WBSEDCL project valued at Rs 78.09 cr

Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Fund Review: Nippon India Large Cap

Fund review: nippon india large cap
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

87% SMBs say AI-powered tools improve access to advertising: Amazon report

Amazon ads report says ai is lowering barriers of cost and complexity for smbs, with 75 per cent saying ai-enabled advertising has supported their business growth
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Titagarh Rail gains 3% as Jefferies sees 5% revenue boost for wagon maker

Titagarh rail systems is an indian railway wagon and coach manufacturer, with an annual manufacturing capacity of 12,000 wagons and 300 coaches.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Urban Company taps Unicommerce to expand operations in UAE, Saudi Arabia

Unicommerce said that urban company's arm in west asia will leverage its flagship platform, uniware, to manage inventory and fulfilment operations supporting its at-home service ecosystem
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Muthoot, CSB, other gold financiers rise 5% as bullion hits 2-mth high

Muthoot finance was up 4.7 per cent intraday to ?2,997.80, while manappuram finance rose 3.2 per cent to ?351. iifl finance rose 3 per cent to ?649 apiece, csb bank moved the most, gaining 5 per cent.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Sugar stocks rally after government tightens stockholding limits

Sugar stocks rallied after the government tightened stockholding limits for bulk sugar consumers ahead of the festive season.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Glenmark receives US FDA approval for Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray

Glenmark's fluticasone propionate nasal spray is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to flonase nasal spray of haleon us holdings llc
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Nifty breaks losing streak, Sensex rallies 628 points; sugar stocks shine

Key equity benchmarks staged a strong rebound on thursday, with the nifty snapping a seven-session losing streak and reclaiming the 24,200 level, while the sensex jumped over 600 points. the recovery was supported by easing us treasury yields after the us
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

FPIs pile into financials, extend IT buying in first half of August

Financial services drew rs 6,535 crore in fpi inflows between august 1 and 15, while it stocks attracted another rs 2,530 crore after strong buying in july
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Rail Vikas Nigam receives order worth Rs 161 cr from East Coast Railway

Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Tata Consumer Products confident of double-digit growth in FY27: CEO

Tata consumer products ltd (tcpl) expects to maintain double-digit revenue growth in fy27, driven by healthy consumer demand, strong volume-led expansion and continued momentum from its fast-growing food and beverage businesses, md & ceo sunil d'souza said
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

L&T wins order worth up to ?5,000 cr for Dubai airport APM system

L&t's transportation infrastructure business vertical will undertake the design, procurement, delivery and integration of critical apm infrastructure and systems
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Unclaimed deposits: How heirs can trace and claim the money from banks

Forgotten bank deposits can remain claimable even after transfer to the dea fund. knowing how to search udgam and navigate nominee or legal-heir rules can make recovery easier
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Vipul Organics surges after commencing operations at greenfield Sayakha facility

Vipul organics jumped 6.89% to rs 262.95 after the company announced the commencement of commercial production at its greenfield sayakha facility in gujarat.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Sebi to test bond tokenisation, eyes deeper corporate bond repo market

The pilot, being taken forward with the rbi, will test shared-ledger technology for faster settlement, automated coupon payments and other bond-servicing events
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd leads losers in 'A' group

Aster dm quality care ltd, syrma sgs technology ltd, v i p industries ltd and chennai petroleum corporation ltd are among the other losers in the bse's 'a' group today, 20 august 2026.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Quick Wrap: Nifty Media Index records a surge of 2.13%

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Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

PhonePe, MeitY sign MoU to integrate PulsePro data in PM GatiShakti portal

Fintech firm phonepe on thursday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the ministry of electronics and information technology (meity) to integrate its enterprise data intelligence platform, pulsepro, into the pm gatishakti f
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Barometers end with substantial gains; Nifty settles above 24,200

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the s&p bse sensex surged 628.04 points or 0.82% to 77,537.72. the nifty 50 index gained 153.55 points or 0.64% to 24,231.85. over the past four consecutive trading sessions, the sensex declined 1.49%,
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

US dollar index slumps under 99 mark, Trump talks in favor of lower rates

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Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Aditya Birla Capital share price jumps 3.5% on foray into gold loan biz

Aditya birla capital joins other nbfcs like tata capital and godrej capital, which also announced plans to enter the gold loan business.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Euro reclaims above .17 mark for the first time in over three-months; EUR/INR futures scale well above 111 mark

Euro holds over a three-month high against the dollar on thursday, following a sharp jump in the previous session amid dollar plunge. the dollar index shed close to 1% yesterday after the us treasury department stepped in to provide relief to bond markets.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Tata Power Company Ltd drops for fifth straight session

Tata power company ltd is quoting at rs 376.7, down 0.58% on the day as on 13:19 ist on the nse. the stock tumbled 2.92% in last one year as compared to a 3.36% slide in nifty and a 10.16% spurt in the nifty energy index.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Aditya Birla Capital enters gold loan business, plans 1K branches in 3 yrs

The nbfc arm plans to open 200-300 dedicated gold loan branches by march 2027 and scale the network to around 1,000 over the next three years
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Mankind Pharma signs China pact to market insulin analogues in India

Firm eyes more partnerships with chinese pharmaceutical companies to expand its in-licensed drug pipeline as it seeks a larger presence in injectable diabetes therapies
Tag: Company India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Student term insurance: Is life cover worth it before you start earning?

Student term insurance may be affordable, but is it necessary? for those with education loans or dependants, early cover can offer a financial safety net. for others, the need may be limited.
Tag: Finance India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Petronet LNG Ltd rises for third straight session

Petronet lng ltd is quoting at rs 291.2, up 1.06% on the day as on 12:49 ist on the nse. the stock is up 4.67% in last one year as compared to a 3.36% slide in nifty and a 10.17% slide in the nifty energy index.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Nifty snaps 7-day losing streak as US Treasury move eases yield pressure

Sensex rises 628 points and nifty gains 154 points as easing us bond-yield pressure lifts sentiment, though elevated crude prices and geopolitical risks remain key headwinds
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd down for fifth straight session

Indian oil corporation ltd is quoting at rs 136.21, down 0.07% on the day as on 13:19 ist on the nse. the stock tumbled 3.7% in last one year as compared to a 3.36% slide in nifty and a 10.16% spurt in the nifty energy index.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

Sunshine Pictures IPO subscribed 105.81 times

The offer received bids for 58.04 crore shares as against 54.86 lakh shares on offer.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

HDB Financial Services rises after brokerage upgrades stock to 'overweight'

Hdb financial services rose 2.43% to rs 697.65 after a foreign brokerage upgraded the stock to 'overweight' and raised its price target to rs 850 per share.
Tag: Business Markets India    Source: business-standard.com   Dated: 2026-08-20

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