Global markets show mild optimism with US and European futures up, while Asia mixed. FIIs sold heavily as DIIs supported Indian equities. Commodities remain firm, led by gold and oil. Key earnings due today. Corporate updates largely positive despite select losses, regulatory changes, and macro developments shaping cautious sentiment overall.
Global Market Futures (as of 06:30 AM IST)
US Market (Futures)
- Nasdaq: +0.07%
- Dow Jones: +0.10%
- S&P 500: +0.12%
European (Futures)
- Ftse 100: +0.14%
- Cac 40: +0.10%
- Dax : +0.14%
Asian
- NIKKEI 225: -0.35%
- KOSPI: +1.30%
- ASX 200: -0.62%
Gift Nifty (Prev Close): 24110.00 (+0.07%)
FII and DII Trading Activity April 27, 2026 in Cash Market Segment
FIIs / FPIs: Net Sell of ₹1151.48 crores
DIIs: Net Buy of ₹4123.92 crores
Key Results Today
Maruti Suzuki India, Eternal, Bandhan Bank, Brigade Hotel Ventures, Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company, Castrol India, Ceat, Dalmia Bharat, Emmvee Photovoltaic Power, Fedbank Financial Services, Greenply Industries, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Piramal Pharma, REC, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, and Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts will announce their quarterly earnings today.
Commodity Market Updates
International commodity markets show a broadly positive tone, led by precious metals and energy. Gold is trading higher near 4,707.20, with XAU/USD around 4,692.75, reflecting steady safe‑haven demand. Silver outperforms, gaining over 1% to 75.880, while copper remains stable at 6.0918, indicating balanced industrial demand. In energy markets, WTI crude oil trades at 96.99 and Brent oil at 102.30, both posting moderate gains amid supply‑side support. However, natural gas slightly declines to 2.720, showing mild weakness. Overall, metals and oil are firm, while gas lags, highlighting mixed momentum across commodities.
Key Corporate Updates
Positive
- Bondada Engineering: March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations stood at ₹9.14 billion, with consolidated net profit at ₹591.7 million.
- Embassy REIT: Leased 6.4 msf in FY2026, grew NOI by 15%, guided for double‑digit growth in FY2027, and approved debt raising up to ₹90 billion.
- Canara Robeco Asset Management: March‑quarter revenue from operations stood at ₹1.14 billion, PAT at ₹413.6 million, and dividend declared at ₹2.5/share.
- Coal India: Reported consolidated revenue from operations of ₹464.90 billion, consolidated net profit of ₹108.39 billion, and dividend of ₹5.25/share.
- Phoenix Mills: Reported March‑quarter consolidated net sales of ₹12.33 billion, consolidated net profit of ₹4.03 billion, and dividend of ₹2.5/share.
- Websol Energy System: March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations stood at ₹4.01 billion, with consolidated net profit at ₹1.25 billion.
- Hexaware Technologies: Declared first interim dividend of ₹8.50/share.
- Medanta: Expanded Indore presence through takeover of an 80‑bed cancer hospital.
- RailTel Corporation: Received LOA worth ₹1.45 billion.
- Punjab & Sind Bank: Reported interest earned of ₹30.3 billion, net profit of ₹4.22 billion, gross NPA at 2.40%, and provision writeback of ₹731.5 million.
- AGI Greenpac: Reported March‑quarter consolidated profit of ₹1.15 billion and declared dividend of ₹7/share; Sandip Somany re‑appointed as Chairman and Managing Director.
- Samvardhana Motherson: Approved acquisition of 49% equity in Vacuform via MSSL RSA for ZAR 45.18 million / ₹92.3 million.
- Escorts Kubota: Launched three new DigiTrac tractor models in the 45–55 HP range.
- Adani Total Gas: March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations stood at ₹16.95 billion, consolidated net profit at ₹1.68 billion, and dividend declared at ₹0.25/share.
- Lykis: Reported March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations of ₹1.45 billion and consolidated net profit of ₹19.5 million.
- Jindal SAW: To set up an additional LSAW plant in Saudi Arabia via Jindal SAW & Buhur; reported March‑quarter consolidated revenue of ₹46.33 billion, PAT of ₹1.39 billion, and dividend of ₹2/share.
- Balaji Amines: To gradually restart production of ammonia‑based products as ammonia availability improves.
- Rossari Biotech: Set up a new R&D facility at Navi Mumbai; reported March‑quarter revenue from operations of ₹5.16 billion.
- Plastiblends India: Reported March‑quarter revenue from operations of ₹2.11 billion, net profit of ₹138.6 million, dividend of ₹3/share, and re‑appointed Varun Satyanarayan Kabra as Managing Director.
- Surya Roshni: Received order worth ₹178.9 million.
- Indian Oil Corporation: Announced hydrocarbon discovery in overseas exploration block in Libya.
- Info Edge: To invest ₹50 million in Startup Investments Holding.
- Linc: Proposed new capacity addition by Q3 FY27, investment of ₹605.8 million for new manufacturing unit in Kolkata, and further investment of $250,000 in Silka Linc JV.
- City Union Bank: Reported interest earned of ₹8.55 billion, net profit of ₹3.59 billion, gross NPA at 1.91%, dividend of ₹2/share, and approved bonus share issuance.
- AU Small Finance Bank: Reported interest earned of ₹50.19 billion, net profit of ₹8.32 billion, gross NPA at 2.03%, dividend of ₹1/share, approved equity issuance up to ₹75 billion and debt issuance up to ₹60 billion including ₹25 billion Tier‑II bonds; appointed Gaurav Jain as CFO effective April 27, 2026.
- Piramal Finance: Reported March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations of ₹34.24 billion, consolidated net profit of ₹5.01 billion, and recommended final dividend of ₹11/share.
- Bajaj Housing Finance: Reported total revenue from operations of ₹29.03 billion and PAT of ₹6.69 billion.
- Indian Markets: Nifty 50 provisionally ended 0.89% higher; Indian rupee ended 0.06% higher at 94.19/USD.
- Nippon Life India Asset Management: The company’s Q4 consolidated Profit zooms 28.8% to ₹384.7 crore Vs ₹298.6 crore. Revenue jumps 30.4% to ₹738.7 crore. Board appoints Saugata Chatterjee as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the company effective May 1 and Mohit Shetty as the Chief Human Resources of the company effective June 1.
Negative
- Mirza International: V. T. Cherian resigned as CFO.
- Astec Lifesciences: Reported March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations of ₹1.59 billion and consolidated net loss of ₹77.6 million.
- Rallis India: Reported March‑quarter revenue from operations of ₹4.56 billion and net loss of ₹150 million, despite dividend of ₹3/share.
- JMG Corporation: Approved termination of JV due to prolonged force majeure conditions; Sonij Kumar Varshney resigned as CFO and Atul Kumar Mishra resigned as Chairman and MD.
- Rossari Biotech: Expansion project rescheduled over next two years, with investment plan being re‑evaluated based on business requirements and market conditions.
- Astonea Labs: Inadvertent fire incident occurred on April 27, 2026; affected unit operations temporarily suspended for safety and expected to remain impacted for around 90 days, though no injury or loss of life was reported.
- SEBI / Markolines Pavement Technologies: Settled alleged failure to submit deviation in utilization of IPO funds by paying ₹1.2 million.
- Government / Fertiliser Subsidy: Government official indicated FY27 fertiliser subsidy bill may rise at current global prices.
Neutral / Others
- Embassy REIT: Leased 6.4 msf in FY2026, grew NOI by 15%, guided for double‑digit growth in FY2027, and approved debt raising up to ₹90 billion. Reported March‑quarter consolidated revenue from operations of ₹12.05 billion and consolidated loss of ₹4.3 billion.
- Jayant Infratech: Approved fund raising of up to ₹87.8 million.
- Kundan Minerals and Metals: Unit to acquire stake in Compania Minera El Desquite de Colombia S.A.S. for $1.1 million.
- Anant Raj: Approved incorporation of wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore.
- NTPC: Clarified it is exploring locations across states including Bihar for nuclear power projects, but has not commenced feasibility studies for a nuclear project in Bihar.
- JMG Corporation: Approved termination of JV due to prolonged force majeure conditions; Sonij Kumar Varshney resigned as CFO and Atul Kumar Mishra resigned as Chairman and MD. Manprakash Verma appointed as CFO and Neerav Bairagi appointed as MD.
- Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers: Restored shares aggregating to ₹121.5 million to a Pune‑based client.
- Power Grid Corporation: To consider fund raising through rupee term loan / line of credit.
- Tata Communications: Issued and allotted commercial paper worth ₹7.50 billion.
- Pace E‑Commerce Ventures: Announced board meeting outcome for meeting held on April 27, 2026.
- Knowledge Realty Trust: Approved issuance of commercial papers up to ₹5 billion and NCDs up to ₹6 billion.
- McLeod Russel India: Approved execution of three MoUs for disposal of tea estate assets for part‑payment of debt.
Non‑Corporate, Unlisted & Foreign / Macro
1)Reserve Bank of India: Issued multiple Amendment Directions, 2026 covering commercial banks, regional rural banks, rural co‑operative banks, NBFCs, All India Financial Institutions, and non‑operative financial holding companies.
2) Reserve Bank of India: Issued directions on asset classification, provisioning, income recognition for commercial banks, and final Basel III capital charge directions for credit risk under the standardised approach.
3) Reserve Bank of India: From July 1, 2027, notional value of all overseas foreign exchange derivative transactions must be reported; from July 1, 2028, INR‑related foreign exchange derivative contracts undertaken by related parties of authorised dealers must be reported.
4) India Government Bonds: India to sell ₹290 billion of bonds via auction on April 30, including ₹120 billion of 7.43% 2076 bonds and ₹170 billion of 2040 bonds.
5) India 10‑Year Benchmark Bond: Yield ended at 6.9418% versus previous close of 6.9365%.
6) Base Metals: Reuters poll projects higher LME cash copper, aluminium, tin and nickel prices in 2026 versus 2025; copper and aluminium markets expected to remain in deficit, while zinc and nickel markets are expected to remain in surplus.
7) Precious Metals: Gold traded flat as focus remained on central banks amid inflation concerns.
8) Qatar Airways: To resume daily flights to Bahrain and Kozhikode from May 1, 2026.
9) Malaysia News: Top Malaysia business stories highlighted for Monday, April 27.
10) Iran Oil / Hormuz: T10) Iran Oil / Hormuz: TankerTrackers.com analysis indicated six tankers carrying around 10.5 million barrels of Iranian oil turned back by U.S. forces, while around 4 million barrels passed through the blockade on April 24; shipping traffic through Hormuz remained broadly similar to previous days.
11) India Fuel Imports: Government officials stated there is no plan to import diesel or gasoline.
Bulk and Block Deals
Asian Granito India
Arthkumbh Ventures has acquired 19 lakh shares (a 2.3 percent stake) in Asian Granito India for ₹14.49 crore at ₹76.29 per share. Meanwhile, Ranjanben Pranjivanbhai Bavarava has net bought 21.63 lakh shares (a 2.6 percent stake) for ₹16.61 crore at ₹76.79 per share.
Fractal Industries
Nirbhay Investment Opportunities Fund - I, an alternative investment fund (AIF) managed by Nirbhay Asset Management, has acquired 66,000 shares (a 0.84 percent stake) in garment manufacturer Fractal Industries for ₹1.45 crore at ₹220.88 per share.
Ongoing IPO
Last Date 29‑Apr
Amba Auto Sales and Services Ltd (NSE SME)
Upcoming IPO
NIL
Securities Trading Ex‑Right Issue of Equity Shares on April 28, 2026
Indrayani Biotech Ltd
Securities Under F&O Ban on April 28, 2026
SAIL
Source: WOWNEWS24X7, Moneycontrol, Investing.com
