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• Man Infraconstruction has entered into an agreement with Godrej Properties to develop a residential project in Marine Lines, South Mumbai.

• The project is expected to unlock an overall revenue potential of Rs 6,000 crore.

• Man Infraconstruction said it will recoup its Rs 300 crore investment through the agreement.

• Tim Waterer of KCM Trade said Indian markets remain closely tied to movements in Brent crude oil prices and have been affected by external headwinds.

• Waterer said Brent crude could fall below $90 a barrel if tensions related to the ongoing conflict de-escalate.

• He noted that US bond yields remain sensitive to developments surrounding the conflict, while mixed signals from the US and Iran continue to weigh on market sentiment.

• Waterer said the AI-driven rally has acted as a shock absorber for some global markets, helping offset pressure from broader macroeconomic concerns.

• He added that investor sentiment remains dented amid a mix of geopolitical and economic cues.

• Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals has confidentially filed draft papers for an initial public offering (IPO), according to Bloomberg.
• The company has opted for the confidential filing route, which allows it to pursue the IPO process without immediately disclosing detailed offer documents to the public.

• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has empanelled Augmont Gold Tech, a subsidiary of Augmont Enterprises, as a key partner to promote electronic gold receipts (EGRs).

• The partnership aims to simplify the creation and extinguishment of EGRs and support their trading on the exchange.

• Augmont will provide technical and operational support to help convert physical gold into EGRs and enable the conversion of EGRs back into physical gold within the regulated ecosystem.

• NSE said the collaboration is intended to strengthen the organised gold market by improving price discovery, increasing market participation and enhancing transparency for jewellers, refiners, traders and institutional investors.

• EGRs are dematerialised securities backed by physical gold stored in SEBI-accredited vaults and can be traded on the exchange, according to PTI.

• Beneficiaries under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing have received incentives totalling Rs 19,090.98 crore till June 2026, according to government data cited by PTI.

• The sector has attracted investments of Rs 20,580.20 crore under the scheme. A total of 32 companies were approved as beneficiaries under the electronics PLI programme.

• India has emerged as the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer globally, with smartphone exports rising to around $30 billion in FY26 from $5.5 billion in FY22.

• Across all PLI schemes, the government has disbursed Rs 36,754 crore to beneficiary companies since 2020 through June 2026.

• Besides electronics, the pharmaceutical sector received Rs 6,662 crore in incentives, while food products and auto & auto components received Rs 3,271 crore and Rs 3,174 crore, respectively, according to PTI.

Stock Market News Today Live Updates: Oil prices climbed more than 1% in early Asian trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest peace proposal, raising fresh uncertainty over the conflict and the reopening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.

At the latest check, Brent crude oil was trading 0.80% higher at $98.22 per barrel. Oil prices had fallen sharply last week as Washington and Tehran held discussions on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Stock Market News Today Live Updates: Asian markets traded mixed on Monday, as crude oil prices rose amid uncertainty over the end to the US-Iran war in the Middle East.

MSCI's gauge of Asian stocks declined, with South Korea's Kospi benchmark falling over 1% as markets reopened after a holiday, while Japanese shares advanced. 

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.75% while the Topix gained 0.58%. South Korea's Kospi dropped 1.07%, while the Kosdaq rallied 1.62%. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures indicated a lower opening.

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