Global markets signalled cautious start as Gift Nifty edged higher, while mixed Asian cues and elevated crude tempered sentiment. FIIs sold ₹2,978 crore, offset by DII buying. Corporate triggers included orders, capacity additions and partnerships, alongside defaults, actions and resignations. UPI charges, RBI liquidity operations and IPOs remained in focus.
1. Global Market Futures & Indices (as on 7:25 AM)
| Region / Category | Index / Market | Value / Change |
| US Market (Futures) | Nasdaq | -0.01% |
| Dow Jones | +0.11% |
| S&P 500 | +0.04% |
| European (Futures) | FTSE 100 | -0.08% |
| CAC 40 | -0.24% |
| DAX | +0.03% |
| Asian (Live Market) | Nikkei 225 | -0.37% |
| Kospi | -0.01% |
| Shanghai (SSEC) | -0.30% |
| Hang Seng | -0.25% |
| Taiex | +0.51% |
| Strait Times Index | +0.42% |
| Other Markets | ASX 200 | -0.01% |
| Gift Nifty | 23,219.00 (+0.07%) |
2. Commodity Market Updates (Live)
Gold Futures: Down 0.03% at $4,331.51
Spot Gold: Slipped 0.05% to $4,291.92
Silver: Outperformed, rising 0.89% to $64.425
Copper: Nearly unchanged with a marginal 0.02% gain at $6.4598
WTI Crude: Declined 0.77% to $105.02 per barrel
Brent Crude: Eased 0.20% to $108.30 per barrel
Natural Gas: Softened 0.27% to $2.938
3. Institutional Trading Activity (September 15, 2026 - Cash Segment)
FIIs / FPIs: Net Sell of ₹2,977.86 crores
DIIs: Net Buy of ₹2,686.05 crores
4. Corporate Earnings & Updates
📅 Earnings Release Today
📈 Positive Corporate Updates
Granules India: Promoter group paid ₹1,093 crore for the preferential issue, strengthening capital position and moving toward a net-cash-surplus position.
Positron Energy: Secured a Sept 2026 tender for 100,000 MMBtu of spot LNG (~₹25 crore).
RR Kabel: Commenced commercial production at its new Silvassa facility (18,000 metric tonnes planned annual capacity).
Allied Blenders and Distillers: Received a licence to manufacture up to 4.4 million bulk litres of malt spirits annually.
GMR Airports: August 2026 passenger traffic increased 0.9% YoY.
Tata Communications: Canadian subsidiary and Canada Revenue Agency reached an agreement in principle to settle tax claims; issued commercial paper aggregating ₹400 crore.
Aurobindo Pharma: USFDA inspection of Apitoria Pharma API facility concluded with 1 procedural observation.
Bharat Forge: Signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for turboprop-engine solutions for high-altitude UAVs.
Saatvik Green Energy: Secured an SECI solar PV module order valued at ₹1,042 crore.
India Pesticides: Obtained herbicide registration in Argentina and technical-equivalence approval for an insecticide in the UK.
Canara Bank: Received RBI approval to exercise the call option on ₹1,500 crore of Basel III Additional Tier-I bonds.
United Heat Transfer: Secured an order valued at ~₹1.25 crore.
Sonata Software: Signed a 5-year strategic collaboration agreement with AWS.
Yaan Enterprises: Received a purchase order for yellow maize valued at ~₹15.86 crore.
BHEL: Signed a 50:50 JV with Titagarh Rail Systems for Vande Bharat sleeper trainset maintenance.
NBCC: Secured new orders collectively valued at ~₹145 crore.
Shilp Gravures: Invested ₹1.43 crore in ETONE India via rights issue.
Sunshine Pictures (Q1 YoY): Profit at ₹0.25 crore (vs loss of ₹1.08 crore); Revenue zoomed to ₹6.48 crore (vs ₹0.04 crore).
📉 Negative Corporate Updates
Salasar Techno Engineering: Directorate of Enforcement provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹98.31 crore for 180 days (company not named as accused; operations unaffected).
Mangalam Drugs and Organics: Disclosed loan defaults >30 days (₹9.51 crore to Bank of Maharashtra; ₹6.06 crore to Bank of Baroda).
Vedant Fashions: CFO Rahul Murarka resigned.
Interarch Building Solutions: Received a tax notice for accounts production (impact unascertainable).
SSMD Agrotech India: CFO Dharmendra Sharma resigned effective Sept 15, 2026.
Kings Infra Ventures: CFO Calbert Cherian resigned, effective Oct 15, 2026.
➖ Neutral Corporate Updates
Kotak Mahindra Bank: Revised 1-year MCLR to 8.30%, effective Sept 16, 2026.
VIP Industries: Board to consider fundraising via equity, debt, or convertible securities.
Blue Dart Express: Appointed R.S. Subramanian as MD, succeeding Balfour Manuel effective Nov 29, 2026.
Vedanta: To consider issuing non-convertible debentures.
Share India Securities: To consider fundraising; Silverleaf Capital Services holding diluted from 73.09% to 64.81% post rights issue.
Technojet Consultants & Oseaspre Consultants & Beezaasan Explotech: Board to consider preferential issues/private placements.
Steel City Securities: Subsidiary Steel City Commodities received a SEBI settlement order.
Usha Financial Services: Approved issuance of 13.15% NCDs via private placement.
GMM Pfaudler: Appointed Ankit Nayyar as Group CFO effective Nov 4, 2026, replacing Alexander Poempner.
Purple Style Labs: Approved investment of ₹420 crore in subsidiary PSL Retail through a rights issue.
5. Macro & Non-Corporate Updates
Anchor Offshore Services: Filed draft IPO papers (64 lakh fresh shares, 6 lakh OFS).
Hero Motors: Allocated ₹300 crore to anchor investors at ₹84 per share.
Russian Urals Crude: Delivered prices at Indian ports surged to ~$8 per barrel over Brent.
India’s Petroleum Imports: Stood at $16.69 billion in August.
Cotton & Food Inflation: Domestic cotton prices declined on weak demand; economic adviser expects food inflation spike to ease before end of 2026.
RBI Liquidity & Bonds: Conducting overnight variable-rate reverse-repo auction for ₹2.50 lakh crore on Sept 16, 2026. 10-year benchmark bond yield closed at 7.0727%.
UPI Merchant Discount Rate (MDR): NPCI announced 0.4% MDR on P2M UPI transactions >₹2,000 effective Oct 15 (certain merchants flat ₹5; mutual funds/stockbrokers 0.02% capped at ₹300). P2P and <₹2,000 remain unaffected.
India Balance of Payments: Surplus of $20.8 billion in July 2026 (CAD widened to $7 billion).
India Unemployment: Declined to a 6-month low of 5% in August.
Indian Rupee: Weakened amid rising crude prices and US monetary policy expectations.
Global Aviation & LNG: Airbus sees no demand slowdown; LNG demand in China, India, and Pakistan expected to rebound post US-Iran conflict normalization.
Dangote Refinery: Elevated valuation reflects scarcity premium.
SEBI: Released consultation paper on business-continuity frameworks for MIIs.
Colgate: Continued annual Haz La U educational grant program.
6. Bulk & Block Deals
Welspun Enterprises:
Sold: Authul Investment & Infrastructure sold 24.02 lakh shares (1.73% stake) for ₹183.8 crore at ₹765.02/share.
Bought: Fidelity Securities Fund (Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund) acquired 19.23 lakh shares (1.38% stake) for ₹147.15 crore at ₹765/share.
7. IPO Dashboard
Mainboard Listings: Kanohar Electricals Ltd, Prasol Chemicals Ltd, Glass Wall Systems (India) Ltd.
Ongoing IPOs (Last Date Sept 16): Manika Plastech Ltd, Century Business Media Ltd (BSE SME), Injecto Polymers Ltd (BSE SME).
Ongoing IPOs (Last Date Sept 17): Shakti Polytarp Ltd (BSE SME), Vama Wovenfab Ltd (BSE SME).
Upcoming IPOs (Sept 16–18): Hero Motors Ltd, SS Retail Ltd, Jindal Supreme (India) Ltd.
Upcoming IPOs (Sept 17–21): Sonaselection India Ltd, National Stock Exchange India Ltd, SpectraA Technology Solutions Ltd (NSE SME), Kheria Autocomp Ltd (NSE SME).
8. Corporate Actions & F&O Ban
🔹 Ex-Dividend Securities (September 16, 2026)
63 Moons Technologies Ltd, Accedere Ltd, Ajmera Realty & Infra India Ltd, Arex Industries Ltd, ASI Industries Ltd, Atam Valves Ltd, Baid Finserv Ltd, Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd, Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd, BLS International Services Ltd, Cineline India Ltd, Dee Development Engineers Ltd, De Nora India Ltd, Denta Water and Infra Solutions Ltd, Eldeco Housing & Industries Ltd, Emmbi Industries Ltd, Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd, Gujarat Craft Industries Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, Indo Tech Transformers Ltd, Jash Engineering Ltd, Macpower CNC Machines Limited, Mangal Compusolution Ltd, Northern Spirits Ltd, The Phosphate Company Ltd, Prakash Pipes Ltd, Prakash Industries Ltd, Regaal Resources Ltd, Rajputana Stainless Ltd, Salona Cotspin Ltd, Shilp Gravures Ltd, Sigma Solve Ltd, Stellant Securities (India) Ltd, TANFAC Industries Ltd, United Drilling Tools Ltd, Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd, Vinati Organics Ltd, VST Tillers Tractors Ltd, WSFx Global Pay Ltd, Zodiac Energy Ltd.
🔹 Ex-Rights Issue Securities (September 16, 2026)
Tuni Textile Mills Ltd.
🔴 Securities Under F&O Ban (September 16, 2026)
SAIL, INOXWIND, KAYNES, MANAPPURAM, BANDHANBNK
Sources: WOWNEWS24X7, Moneycontrol, Investing.com
