Stock Market News Today Live Updates: GIFT Nifty Indicates Negative Open; Brent Crude Near $100 A Barrel

• Kalyan Jewellers has infused fresh capital into its subsidiary Candere Lifestyle Jewellery.
• The company invested Rs 350 crore in Candere Lifestyle Jewellery through a rights issue.

• L&T Finance has completed a debt issuance through private placement.
• The company allotted 65,000 non-convertible debentures worth Rs 650 crore on a private placement basis.

• Canara Bank has raised fresh capital through Tier-I bonds, adding to its funding activity.
• The bank raised Rs 2,042 crore through Tier-I bonds on September 18.

The bank established a $500 million Medium-Term Note Programme.

• Embassy Developments has received board approval for a fresh debt raise.
• The board approved raising up to Rs 160 crore through non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis.

• Spectrum Electrical Industries has approved deployment of unused preferential issue proceeds into money market instruments.
• The company approved investment of up to Rs 287 crore in various money market instruments using unutilised proceeds from its preferential issue.

• VIP Industries has outlined plans to raise funds during FY27 through multiple routes.
• The company plans to raise Rs 500 crore in FY27 through equity, debt and other sources.

• Anupam Rasayan is planning to raise funds through debentures, bringing a fresh financing event into focus.
• The company will raise Rs 160 crore from Aditya Birla Capital through debentures.

• Tata Steel faces restrictions on the use of a Rs 2,970 crore fund following a High Court order.
• The High Court disposed of an interim application seeking an injunction on JPC using the Rs 2,970 crore fund and said the fund cannot be utilised or disbursed to third parties.

Jaiprakash Power Ventures has reached an agreement with NARCL to settle claims linked to insolvency proceedings.

The company will pay Rs 511 crore as a full and final settlement, after which the IBC proceedings will be withdrawn.

• GR Infra has secured a major road construction project, adding a Rs 4,263 crore project to its order book.
• The company will build the Agra-Gwalior road under a project with a stated cost of Rs 4,263 crore.

• Welspun Enterprises has received two project awards from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
• The company received Letters of Award worth Rs 351.2 crore for two sewer rehabilitation projects.

• Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works has secured a large port infrastructure order involving a battery-operated vessel.
• The company received an order worth Rs 279 crore from Mumbai Port Authority for chartering a new battery-operated electric green tug.

• JSW Energy has secured a favourable ruling in a regulatory dispute over its interest during construction claim.
• APTEL has set aside an earlier CERC order and allowed the company's IDC claim, which CERC had previously rejected.

Persistent Systems has moved closer to its proposed Nagarro acquisition, with shareholders set to consider a fresh equity raise in October.

The company said an EGM will be held in October 2026 to approve an equity raise of up to USD 450 million, while combined equity and borrowings will be capped at USD 1,250 million. The initial acceptance period ended on September 17, with the minimum acceptance threshold of 50% plus one share met.

• RVNL has secured a fresh railway order, adding to its order pipeline as the company expands its work across railway infrastructure.
• RVNL received an order worth Rs 404 crore from East Coast Railway for works on the Bhadrak–Vizianagaram section.

Jaguar Land Rover has begun talks with global banks for a five-year loan of about $1.3 billion, The Economic Times reported.

Some lenders have sought clarity on N Chandrasekaran’s leadership at Tata Sons, though JLR said developments at its parent group do not directly affect its operations.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described talks with Chinese officials on artificial intelligence, trade and investment as “very successful”, Bloomberg reported.

The two sides agreed to establish a US-China dialogue on AI to discuss shared goals and threats. Officials are also preparing for a meeting between the US and Chinese presidents on Thursday.

• Brent crude traded near $104 a barrel after declining for three consecutive sessions, while West Texas Intermediate remained below $100.
• Markets assessed supply risks from the US-Iran conflict alongside diplomatic efforts to end the fighting.

• S&P 500 futures gained 0.23%, while Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.27% and Dow futures added 0.25%.
• The gains followed a third consecutive weekly decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.38%, while South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.97%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.16%, while China’s Shanghai Composite was little changed.

Investors tracked higher US equity futures and the outlook for US-China trade ahead of a planned summit later this week.

GIFT Nifty traded at 23,338.50, indicating a subdued start for Indian equities with the Nifty 50 expected to open about 40 points lower.