Global markets offered mixed cues, while Gift Nifty indicated a mildly positive domestic opening. Metals advanced, Brent rose, and institutional investors remained net buyers, led by strong DII inflows. Corporate momentum included fresh orders, capacity additions and favourable legal rulings, as IPOs, earnings and regulatory developments stayed in focus today.
1. Global Market Futures & Live Indices (as of 07:30 AM IST)
US Market (Futures)
| Index | Performance |
| Nasdaq | +0.15% |
| Dow Jones | +0.03% |
| S&P 500 | +0.08% |
European Markets (Futures)
| Index | Performance |
| FTSE 100 | +0.07% |
| CAC 40 | +0.10% |
| DAX | -0.93% |
Asian Markets (Live)
| Index | Performance |
| NIKKEI 225 | -0.77% |
| Shanghai (SSEC) | +0.06% |
| Hang Seng | +0.71% |
| KOSPI | +0.37% |
| TAIEX | +0.05% |
| Straits Times Index | +0.08% |
| ASX 200 | -0.20% |
| Gift Nifty | 24,327.00 (+0.12%) |
2. Commodity Market Updates (Live)
International commodity markets traded mostly higher, led by precious and industrial metals. Gold futures gained 0.27% to 4,583.94, while spot gold rose 0.19% to 4,527.85. Silver outperformed with a 0.57% increase to 68.493, and copper advanced 0.50% to 6.5150, reflecting firm demand across the metals complex.
Energy markets presented a mixed picture: Brent crude climbed 0.56% to $93.73 per barrel, whereas WTI crude slipped 0.15% to $86.70. Natural gas also edged 0.18% lower to 2.760. Overall sentiment remained positive, supported by gains in bullion, copper, and Brent, although modest weakness in WTI crude and natural gas limited the broader advance.
Precious & Base Metals:
Gold Futures: 4,583.94 (+0.27%)
Spot Gold: 4,527.85 (+0.19%)
Silver: 68.493 (+0.57%)
Copper: 6.5150 (+0.50%)
Energy & Gas:
Brent Crude: $93.73/bbl (+0.56%)
WTI Crude: $86.70/bbl (-0.15%)
Natural Gas: 2.760 (-0.18%)
3. Institutional Flows (FII & DII Trading Activity - August 19, 2026)
4. Quarterly Earnings Calendar
Results Today (August 21, 2026)
Results on August 22, 2026
5. Key Corporate Updates
Positive Developments
Adani Power: Appellate tribunal APTEL allowed the company’s appeal, set aside the MERC order and directed the regulator to calculate change-in-law compensation payable to Adani Power.
Anant Raj: Received the RERA registration certificate for its “The Estate One” real estate project.
Anlon Technology Solutions: Secured an order valued at ₹1.40 crore.
Ameenji Rubber: Received an order worth ₹3.68 crore.
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals: Commenced commercial production of Technical Ammonium Nitrate at its Gadepan facility in Rajasthan, adding a new production and revenue stream.
Coastal Corporation: Its subsidiary received an incremental allocation of 4,310 kilolitres of ethanol for the fourth quarter of Ethanol Supply Year 2025–26.
Dev Information Technology: Secured an order worth approximately ₹5.15 crore.
Diamond Power Infrastructure: Commissioned a copper-cable manufacturing line in Vadodara, Gujarat, with an installed capacity of 1,500 tonnes per month.
Excellent Wires and Packaging: Recognised by IFSCA as a qualified jeweller for importing gold and silver and granted a licence to import silver grains.
Ganesh Benzoplast: The Supreme Court dismissed Progfin’s appeal seeking insolvency proceedings against the company.
Indian Oil: The company was reportedly close to signing an agreement with Algeria’s Sonatrach for LPG supplies beginning in 2027.
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS): Entered an exclusive operations and management agreement with Aurevia Hospitals for an initial five-year term, extendable by another five years; the revenue-sharing details in the source update were incomplete.
Lupin: Entered a strategic partnership with Tenpoint Therapeutics to commercialise Yuvezzin across the European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.
Manipal Health Enterprises: Reported June-quarter consolidated revenue from operations of ₹3,091 crore and net profit of ₹232 crore, with adjusted profit benefiting from strong demand for complex-care services.
Praruh Technologies: Signed a business agreement under which ADTRAN Networks SE will provide hardware, software and maintenance services.
RailTel Corporation of India: Received a ₹165 crore work order from Western Coalfields.
Saatvik Green Energy: Its subsidiary received a ₹190 crore order for solar photovoltaic modules.
Siemens: The Supreme Court dismissed the Income Tax Department’s special leave petition, concluding the litigation in favour of Siemens.
STL Networks / Sterlite Technologies: The court partly allowed Sterlite Technologies’ writ petition concerning the Kakinada Smart City contract.
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles: Restored normal operations at its Sanand plants following a temporary disruption; the company expects the resulting damage to be non-material.
TPL Plastech: Commenced Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) manufacturing operations at Bhuj, Gujarat. The facility can produce 1.50 lakh IBCs annually and is projected to generate ₹100 crore in revenue.
Walchandnagar Industries: Secured an order worth ₹30.53 crore.
Negative Developments
7NR Retail: Pradeepsingh Shekhawat resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective August 20, 2026.
AYM Syntex: Operations were temporarily affected by heavy rainfall and waterlogging. The company implemented precautionary measures and is assessing the financial impact on its assets and inventory.
BLT Logistics: Vivek Kumar resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective August 20, 2026.
LKP Securities: Alpesh G. Dangodara resigned as Chief Financial Officer and will step down effective October 31, 2026.
Niva Bupa Health Insurance: Indian authorities reportedly barred the insurer from opening new branches for six months due to an expense-related regulatory breach.
Octaware Technologies: Shahnawaz Aijazuddin Shaikh resigned as Chief Financial Officer.
United Heat Transfer: Chief Financial Officer Vinayak Uttam Parab resigned.
Neutral Developments
Abhinav Leasing & Finance: Approved a preferential issue of convertible warrants aggregating ₹6 crore.
Arihant Capital Markets: Appointed Sanjeev Jain as Chief Financial Officer.
Avenue Supermarts: Allotted commercial paper aggregating ₹200 crore.
BLS International Services: Acquired an additional equity stake in BLS E-Services; financial and shareholding details were not disclosed in the supplied update.
Century Enka: Reappointed Suresh Sodani as Managing Director and CEO for two years beginning April 1, 2027.
Elgi Equipments: Agreed to acquire an 18.01% stake in Constronics Energy Solution for ₹1.62 crore.
Golden Carpets: Approved the redesignation of Meena Bhushan Keri as Managing Director from Director.
HAL: Infotech HAL Limited, a joint venture of Hindustan Aeronautics, was dissolved following an order from the NCLT Bengaluru.
Kalind: The board will consider raising funds through equity shares or convertible securities.
Karur Vysya Bank: Revised its one-year marginal cost of funds-based lending rate to 9.40% from 9.35%, effective August 22.
Karur Vysya Bank: Announced departmental reorganisation, including the formation of a centralised credit department and the bifurcation of its operations department into Banking Operations and Infrastructure Management groups.
Link Pharmachem: Reappointed Rishikesh Thakur as Managing Director.
Manoj Jewellers: Approved the reappointment of Manoj Kumar as Managing Director.
Mokka Proteins: Corrected the total consideration for its investment in Swachha Eco Solutions to ₹66 lakh.
Omega Interactive Technologies: Approved a fundraising proposal of up to ₹200 crore.
Raconteur Global Resources: Approved the issuance of convertible warrants worth up to ₹29 crore.
Rallis India: Bhaskar Swaminathan will step down as Chief Financial Officer on November 4, 2026, with Sridhar Radhakrishnan appointed as his successor from the same date.
Ratnaveer Precision Engineering: Approved a rights issue of shares aggregating up to ₹330 crore.
RITES: The Central Government approved an extension in the tenure of Rahul Mithal as Chairman and Managing Director.
Rubfila International: Agreed to divest its entire shareholding in Premier Tissues to Finquest Personal Care.
Shakti Pumps: Invested ₹5 crore in its subsidiary.
SPR Auto Technologies: Approved the allotment of 23 lakh equity shares at ₹4,280 per share through a qualified institutional placement, implying an issue size of approximately ₹984.4 crore.
Steelman Telecom: Approved convertible warrants worth up to ₹13.77 crore and reappointed Mahendra Bindal as Managing Director.
Tata Steel: Announced the acquisition of an equity stake in TMILL; consideration and post-transaction ownership details were not included in the supplied update.
The Ruby Mills: Sold commercial premises on the 33rd floor of its commercial property in a transaction valued at ₹124 crore.
Tiaan Consumer: Appointed Hitesh Kishor Gajra as Managing Director.
Torrent Power: Saurabh Mashruwala resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective August 20, 2026; Vikas Poddar was appointed CFO effective August 21.
Uma Exports: Approved the issuance of warrants aggregating ₹54.36 crore.
6. Macro, Non-Corporate, Unlisted & Foreign Stocks
RBI Central Board: The Central Government appointed Somanath Sreedhara Panicker as a part-time, non-official director for four years from August 20, 2026. The appointment is a fresh appointment, not a reappointment.
RBI Central Board: The Central Government reappointed Anand Gopal Mahindra as a part-time, non-official director for another four years from August 20, 2026.
RBI Liquidity Operations: The central bank announced an eight-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction for ₹1.50 lakh crore under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility on August 21, 2026.
RBI on Retail Forex: A deputy governor highlighted gaps between regulatory intent and market outcomes in retail foreign-exchange pricing and urged banks to improve customer policies, market-making participation, public-sector bank involvement and electronic trading access.
SEBI Equity-Derivatives Study: Individual traders suffered aggregate losses of ₹2.03 lakh crore during FY25–FY26, with low-capital and lower-income participants hit hardest. The median quarterly loss of ₹10,525 was more than double the median profit of ₹4,366. New trader entries fell sharply to nearly 21 lakh in FY26, while active participation declined. Only 57% of FY25 traders continued in FY26, highlighting weak retention and persistently low profitability.
SEBI–Foreign Portfolio Investors: SEBI permitted the acceptance of digitally signed powers of attorney from FPIs, easing onboarding and documentation requirements.
SEBI Enforcement: The regulator issued an adjudication order concerning National Steel and Agro Industries in a case involving trading in illiquid stock options on the BSE.
India Infrastructure Output: Output across the country’s core infrastructure sectors grew 5.4% year-on-year in July.
Rupee Trade Settlement: India eased rules governing rupee-denominated export payments as part of efforts to expand the use of local-currency settlement in international trade.
Indian Markets: The Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex closed higher after extending their intraday gains; the exact percentage movements were absent from the supplied updates.
Indian Rupee: The rupee ended nearly unchanged at ₹95.7150 per US dollar, compared with its previous close of ₹95.7525.
Government Bonds: India’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield closed unchanged at 6.8170%.
Sugar Imports: India permitted duty-free sugar imports through a government order. Raw sugar prices simultaneously climbed to their highest level in more than a year, while cocoa and coffee weakened.
Rice Market: Indian rice export prices rose to one-year highs, supported by demand from Africa and concerns over weak monsoon rainfall.
Renewable-Energy Financing: India is reportedly considering low-cost loans for renewable-energy projects affected by power-curtailment measures.
Mauritius–India Energy Trade: Mauritius signed agreements to import petroleum products from India.
Zoomcar: Closed approximately two-thirds of the distance to adjusted EBITDA breakeven over four quarters, with contribution profit now funding a larger part of its operating-cost base; the exact percentage was not available in the supplied update.
Micron Technology: Announced a $10 billion artificial-intelligence memory research laboratory in Boise, expanding its advanced semiconductor research infrastructure.
Prudential Health India: Prudential Plc-backed Prudential Health India commenced operations in the Indian market.
Transocean: Its contract includes two years of priced options that could extend operations in India until early 2031.
Strait of Hormuz: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence that all major stakeholders, including China, want the Strait of Hormuz reopened, while declining to disclose details of private discussions about potential action involving China.
Palm Oil: Palm oil extended gains on stronger crude-oil prices and concerns that El Niño conditions could disrupt supplies.
Precious Metals: Gold retreated as investors booked profits following its recent rally.
7. Bulk & Block Deals
KFin Technologies: General Atlantic Singapore Fund sold 1.51 crore shares, equivalent to an 8.75% stake, for ₹1,400 crore at ₹925 per share. Twelve domestic and international institutions acquired the entire stake, including Invesco MF, Mirae Asset MF, Kotak Mahindra AMC, HSBC MF, Motilal Oswal AMC, Morgan Stanley Asia and ICICI group entities.
Pfizer: Quant Mutual Fund acquired an additional 2.67 lakh Pfizer shares, representing a 0.58% stake, for ₹131.25 crore at ₹4,899.97 per share. The Sandeep Tandon-founded fund house already held a 2.22% stake in the pharmaceutical company as of the June 2026 shareholding pattern.
Amrutanjan Health Care: Pari Washington India Master Fund acquired 5.83 lakh shares, representing a 2.02% stake, for ₹29.17 crore at ₹500 per share. Meanwhile, Envision India Fund sold 2.13 lakh shares for ₹11.15 crore, while DSP Mutual Fund offloaded five lakh shares worth ₹25 crore.
Apollo Pipes: HR Global Manufacturing sold 3.98 lakh shares in Apollo Pipes, representing a 0.9% equity stake, for ₹23.5 crore at ₹589.86 per share. The investor held 10 lakh shares, equivalent to a 2.27% stake, in the company as of the June 2026 shareholding pattern.
Welspun Investments and Commercials: Lloyds Enterprises continued accumulating shares in Welspun Investments & Commercials, purchasing another 22,238 shares for ₹4.11 crore at ₹1,851 apiece. The transaction follows its acquisition of approximately 1.27 lakh shares across the preceding sessions, indicating sustained buying interest in the company.
Credent Connect N Care: Motilal Oswal Financial Services acquired 2.98 lakh shares in Credent Connect N Care for ₹11.15 crore at ₹373.97 per share. Separately, OM Trading purchased one lakh shares in the healthcare-services provider at ₹359.10 apiece, taking the transaction value to ₹3.59 crore.
Nxt-Infra Trust: Kotak Mahindra Bank and Larsen & Toubro each acquired 95.5 lakh units in infrastructure investment trust Nxt-Infra Trust from Actis Highway Infra. Each transaction was valued at ₹89.62 crore, with the units purchased at ₹93.85 apiece.
8. Primary Market Tracker (IPOs & Listings)
On-going IPOs
Gaja Alternative Asset Management Ltd (Last Date: 21-Aug)
Dhanwel Hybrid Seeds Ltd (BSE SME) (Last Date: 21-Aug)
Tempsens Instruments (India) Ltd (Last Date: 24-Aug)
Augmont Enterprises Ltd (Last Date: 25-Aug)
Upcoming IPOs
Skyways Air Services Ltd (24-Aug to 27-Aug)
Symbiotec Pharmalab Ltd (24-Aug to 27-Aug)
Hy-Tech Engineers Ltd (24-Aug to 27-Aug)
Madhur Knit Crafts Ltd (NSE SME) (24-Aug to 27-Aug)
ABH Healthcare Ltd (NSE SME) (24-Aug to 27-Aug)
Sumax Engineering Ltd (NSE SME) (25-Aug to 28-Aug)
IPO Listings Today (SME Listings)
Technocrats Plasma Systems (BSE SME)
ENS Enterprises (BSE SME)
Skytech Infinite Platform (NSE SME)
9. Corporate Actions & F&O Ban List (August 21, 2026)
Securities Trading Ex-Dividend on August 21, 2026:
AK Capital Services Ltd, Alfred Herbert India Ltd, Amarjothi Spinning Mills Ltd, Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd, Deep Industries Ltd, DMCC Speciality Chemicals Ltd, eClerx Services Ltd, GE Vernova T&D India Ltd, Jindal Steel Ltd, Jindal Stainless Ltd, Kalyani Forge Ltd, KSE Ltd, LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
Securities Trading Ex-Right Issue on August 21, 2026:
Alan Scott Enterprises Ltd, Containe Technologies Ltd, Manoj Jewellers Ltd.
Securities Trading Ex-Bonus Issue on August 21, 2026:
Goodluck India Ltd (2:1).
Securities Trading Ex-Buy Back on August 21, 2026:
Gandhi Special Tubes Ltd.
Securities Under F&O Ban on August 21, 2026:
BANDHANBNK, SAIL, MANAPPURAM.
Source: WOWNEWS24X7, Moneycontrol, Investing.com
