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Indian equity benchmarks erased morning gains, halting a four-day gaining streak.
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  • GIFT Nifty rose 0.17% to 24,067 by midday trading on Wednesday
  • Nifty 50 closed 0.13% lower at 24,398.70 amid F&O expiry and global cues
  • Oil prices surged over 2.8% due to tensions in the Middle East and supply concerns
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The GIFT Nifty, an early indicator for the benchmark Nifty 50, is up 0.17% at 24,067 as of 12:06 pm. Equity-index futures for the US (S&P 500) and Europe (Euro Stoxx 50) rose 0.11% and 0.09% respectively. 

Indian Market Recap

Indian equity benchmarks erased morning gains, halting a four-day gaining streak amid weekly F&O expiry and negative cues from global peers. The NSE Nifty 50 closed 31.65 points, or 0.13%, lower at 24,398.70, while the BSE Sensex fell 104.35 points, or 0.13%, to end at 78,180.72.

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Meanwhile, oil markets remained in focus after a vessel was reportedly struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, underlining that security risks persist even as shipping through the strategic waterway gradually recovers.

US Markets Recap

Wall Street indices were split at open on Tuesday, as S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged lower after semiconductors took a hit and Dow Jones remained unaffected in the green due to low tech exposure. 

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S&P 500 opened 0.10% lower at 7,526.74, Nasdaq was down 0.5% to 25,967.17, whereas Dow Jones Industrial Average geared up for a new record after opening 0.33% higher at 53,220.77. 

Asian Market Update

Asian markets opened lower on Wednesday as investors assessed the fresh escalation in the Middle East after the United States launched new strikes on Iran, raising concerns over regional stability and energy supplies. Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.90%, while South Korea's Kospi edged 0.07% lower. Australia's ASX 200 declined 1.29%.

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Commodity Check

Oil prices rose on Wednesday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and raising fresh concerns over disruptions to global energy supplies.

Brent crude climbed as much as 2.8% to trade above $76 a barrel, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose above $72 a barrel.

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Stocks In News

  • Ceigall India: Received appointed dates for three HAM road projects with a combined project cost of Rs. 4,050 crore, enabling the commencement of construction for Varanasi–Ranchi–Kolkata Highway Package 11 (Rs. 1,656 crore), Package 12 (Rs. 1,305 crore) and the Indore–Ujjain Greenfield Highway (Rs. 1,089 crore).
  • ideaForge Technology: Opened its QIP issue on July 7, 2026, and fixed the floor price at Rs. 835.86 per share. The company may offer a discount of up to 5% to the floor price.
  • Panacea Biotec: Filed appeals before the Punjab & Haryana High Court against three industrial tribunal awards relating to worker transfers, wage revision and reinstatement with back wages. An appeal against the fourth award is also being filed.
  • Embassy Developments: Q1FY27 pre-sales surged 338% YoY to Rs. 868 crore, while collections increased 54% YoY to Rs. 496 crore. Net institutional debt stood at Rs. 3,363 crore as of June 30, 2026.
  • JSW Infrastructure: Wholly owned subsidiary JSW Jatadhar Marine Services entered into a novation agreement with JSW Utkal Steel for the development of the captive jetty at Jatadhar Muhan, Odisha.
  • NTPC Green Energy: Declared the commercial operation of the first 50.4 MW phase of the Vanki Wind Energy Project in Kutch, Gujarat through subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy with effect from July 8, 2026. The group's commercial capacity increased to 10,671.4 MW, while total installed capacity rose to 10,721.8 MW.
  • Restaurant Brands Asia: The Lenexis Foodworks-led acquirer group completed the acquisition of control in the company with a total investment of Rs. 2,235 crore. The group acquired a 41.78% stake, which may increase to 48.04% upon warrant conversion. The acquirers became the new promoters, while QSR Asia and F&B Asia Ventures ceased to be promoters. Madhusudan Agrawal and Aayush Agrawal joined the board as Non-Executive Directors, with Madhusudan Agrawal appointed Chairman.
  • Epigral: Incorporated wholly owned subsidiary Epigral Advanced Materials to undertake chemical manufacturing activities.
  • Edelweiss Financial Services: Wholly owned subsidiary Edel Investments incorporated Edelweiss Investments & Advisory Services Inc. in the US as a wholly owned subsidiary to undertake investment advisory business.
  • Viyash Scientific: Received an administrative warning letter from SEBI regarding the maintenance of the Structured Digital Database (SDD) for the period between June 26, 2024 and October 18, 2024.
  • Maruti Suzuki India: Received a customs order demanding differential duty of Rs. 4.74 crore, along with an equal penalty of Rs. 4.74 crore and applicable interest, over the alleged incorrect payment of duty on imported goods.
  • Advait Energy Transitions: Received a turnkey order worth Rs. 51.62 crore from DGVCL for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 11KV 55mm² AAAC Medium Voltage Covered Conductor under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana-2 scheme. The execution period is 15 months.
  • Shilpa Medicare: India Ratings upgraded the company's bank facilities rating to IND AA-/Stable/IND A1+ from IND A+/Positive/IND A1. The bank facilities rating of material subsidiary Shilpa Pharma Lifesciences was also upgraded to IND AA-/Stable/IND A1+.
  • Refex Industries: Bagged an ash transportation order worth around Rs. 20.94 crore for NHAI and Central/State Government/PMGSY road projects in Maharashtra. The order will be executed over 12 months.
  • Silver Touch Technologies: Won an AI-native DPR appraisal platform order from RITES.
  • Axis Bank: Completed the pricing of an additional USD 100 million Additional Tier-1 (AT1) notes at 6.875%, taking the total size of the issuance under the series to USD 600 million. S&P Global Ratings assigned a BB- rating to the additional USD 100 million AT1 notes, which will be consolidated with the existing USD 500 million AT1 notes issued on June 30, 2026.
  • Raymond: Received in-principle approvals from NSE and BSE for the preferential issue of 66.57 lakh convertible warrants to promoter entities at a price of not less than Rs. 497 per warrant.
  • Tata Capital: Allotted secured redeemable non-convertible debentures worth Rs. 1,000 crore on a private placement basis at a coupon rate of 8.15%, maturing on June 11, 2029. The NCDs have been rated CRISIL AAA/Stable and ICRA AAA/Stable.
  • Arvind: Subsidiary Arvind Atelier FZC (UAE) acquired a 100% stake in newly incorporated Arvind Atelier UK.
  • Syngene International: Received an income tax order giving effect to the National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC) order for AY2014-15 and disclosed the development as an update on its ongoing tax litigation.
  • Uno Minda: Approved its entry into the four-wheeler passenger vehicle seating systems segment through JV Uno Minda Tachi-S Seating. The company will set up a greenfield manufacturing facility in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar with an investment of around Rs. 320 crore. The plant, with a capacity of 2.4 lakh units per annum, is expected to commence operations in Q4FY28. Uno Minda will invest up to Rs. 93 crore in the JV, which has already secured an order from a leading OEM.
  • PC Jeweller: Repaid and cleared all outstanding debt under the September 30, 2024 settlement agreement with two consortium banks, marking the beginning of its plan to become debt-free during the current quarter.
  • Honasa Consumer: Incorporated Honasa Health as a wholly owned subsidiary on July 7, 2026.
  • Onida Electronics: Revised its preferential issue disclosures to include already granted ESOPs in the fully diluted shareholding calculation. Post-conversion promoter holding stands at 35.7%, while public shareholding stands at 64.3%.
  • HCL Technologies: Actian, the data and AI division of HCLSoftware, completed the acquisition of Jaspersoft and integrated its embedded analytics and reporting capabilities into Actian's data management portfolio.
  • Sterlite Technologies: ICRA upgraded the company's long-term credit rating to ICRA AA (Stable) from ICRA AA- (Stable) and reaffirmed the short-term rating at ICRA A1+ for facilities aggregating Rs. 4,975 crore and EUR 25.15 million.
  • Tata Power: Shareholders approved the appointment of Nishi Vasudeva and Deepak Kapoor as Directors and Independent Directors.
  • Dilip Buildcon: A landslide occurred at the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi–Meppadi tunnel project site in Wayanad amid exceptionally heavy rainfall. The company said it is cooperating with rescue and investigation efforts.
  • NTPC Green Energy: Will issue unsecured NCDs worth Rs. 2,500 crore on July 9, 2026, through private placement at a coupon rate of 7.27% for a 10-year tenor maturing on July 9, 2036. The proceeds will be used for capex, refinancing and funding subsidiaries and joint ventures.
  • Religare Enterprises: Received NSE's observation letter with "no objection" and BSE's observation letter with "no adverse observations" for the proposed demerger scheme between Religare Enterprises and Religare Finvest.
  • RBL Bank: ICRA assigned an issuer rating of ICRA AAA (Stable) and reaffirmed the ratings on the bank's Tier-II bonds and fixed deposits.
  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals: Received the certified copy of the NCLT Ahmedabad order approving the amalgamation of J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals with the company.
  • Midwest: Signed an MoU with Midwest Energy, NFTDC and Indonesia's state-owned PERMINAS to collaborate on exploration, mining, processing, refining and rare earth magnet manufacturing for critical minerals and rare earth resources in Indonesia.
  • MTAR Technologies: ICRA upgraded the company's long-term credit rating to ICRA A+ (Stable) from ICRA A and reaffirmed the short-term rating at ICRA A1 for bank facilities aggregating Rs. 1,470 crore.
  • Pricol: CRISIL placed the company's Rs. 145 crore fund-based facilities rating of CRISIL AA- on "Rating Watch with Developing Implications" from the earlier CRISIL AA-/Stable.
  • Cochin Shipyard: The government exercised the oversubscription option in the OFS, increasing the offer size to 1.33 crore shares, representing a 5.04% stake, from 66.30 lakh shares, representing a 2.52% stake. Ten percent of the issue has been reserved for retail investors, while 26,308 shares have been reserved for eligible employees.
  • L&T Finance: Allotted non-convertible debentures worth Rs. 1,000 crore on a private placement basis, comprising two tranches of Rs. 500 crore each.
  • Orchid Pharma: Signed an exclusive licensing and supply agreement with Russia's Pharmasyntez JSC to commercialise Exblifep in Russia. Orchid will supply the finished dosage form under the agreement, which has a potential opportunity of around $178 million over the first 10 years.
  • Indian Overseas Bank: Shareholders approved raising up to Rs. 5,000 crore through equity capital and the extension of MD & CEO Ajay Kumar Srivastava's tenure until Oct. 8, 2027.
  • Heritage Foods: Clarified that the use of the word "Fresh" does not relate to product quality, safety or standards. 

IPO Opening

Kusumgar Ltd. IPO

Kusumgar Ltd is a manufacturer of woven, coated, and laminated synthetic fabrics known as engineered fabrics.

Its products are based mainly on polyamide and polyester filaments, using polyurethane chemistry.

(Rs. Crore)

Period Ended

31-Mar-26

31-Mar-25

31-Mar-24

Assets

905.07

632.4

584.74

Total Income

711.78

790.21

474.55

Profit After Tax

98.2

111.99

84.4

EBITDA

187.85

188.39

131.85

NET Worth

502.95

257.75

140.36

Reserves and Surplus

491.05

247.6

138.37

Total Borrowing

223.58

246.5

76.53

IPO Listing

Knack Packaging IPO: Knack Packaging Ltd. is an integrated packaging solutions provider focusing on innovation, exports, and sustainability.

The company manufactures Printed and Laminated Woven Polypropylene (PLWPP) bags, including pinch bottom, gusset, block bottom, and retail shopping bags.

Subscription Details

Category

Subscription (x)

QIB (Ex Anchor)

160.22

NII

146.64

bNII (> Rs.10L)

163.91

sNII (< Rs.10L)

112.09

Retail

21.09

Employee

9.84

Total

87.17

Shares to exit anchor Lock-in

CMR Green Tech â€“ 1 Month Lock-in | 5mn Shares | 2% of Outstanding Shares

AGM

Tata Motors PV
Nippon Life India AMC

Bulk/Block Deals

  • Capital Small Finance Bank: Amicus Capital Private Equity I LLP sold 8,33,500 shares at Rs. 300 per share. Lyptus Punch-Card Fund bought 8,33,500 shares at Rs. 300 per share.
  • IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals: Polunin Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund LLC bought 44,19,222 shares at Rs. 166.65 per share.
  • Motisons Jewellers: Arihant Capital Markets Limited sold 7,80,417 shares at Rs. 15.14 per share.
  • Ramco Systems: HRTI Private Limited bought 40,226 shares at Rs. 915.29 per share.
  • Saksoft: Junomoneta Finsol Private Limited bought 7,396 shares at Rs. 178.36 per share.
  • Share India Securities: Irage Broking Services LLP bought 1,24,591 shares at Rs. 155.37 per share.
  • Sumeet Industries: Sunita Mittal bought 16,49,000 shares at Rs. 2.46 per share.
  • TARC: QE Securities LLP bought 68,527 shares at Rs. 131.23 per share.

List of securities shortlisted in Short - Term ASM Framework Stage - I

Digitide Solutions Limited

Grand Oak Canyons Distillery Limited

IFGL Refractories Limited

List of securities to be excluded from ASM Framework                            

Thangamayil Jewellery Limited

Vadilal Industries Limited

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F&O Cues

  • Nifty July​ futures is up 0.3% to 24410 at a premium of 12 points. 
  • Nifty Options Maximum Call open interest at 24500 and Maximum Put open interest at 23,500.
  • Securities in ban period: Nil

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