The home fairness market is anticipated to open within the pink on Wednesday, August 19. The GIFT NIFTY futures recommend that the NIFTY50 index will open 23 factors decrease.
Here’s a listing of shares which will stay in focus in the present day.
Oil-linked shares: Shares of oil and fuel firms, aviation, paint and tyre makers will probably be in focus after crude oil costs rose for a fourth consecutive session. Brent crude climbed 0.29% to $91.28 per barrel, whereas WTI superior to $85.31, amid provide uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Greater crude costs are sometimes constructive for upstream producers corresponding to ONGC and Oil India, whereas they will stress margins of oil advertising firms, airways, paint and tyre producers resulting from elevated enter prices.
Swiggy: Shares will probably be in focus as the corporate on Tuesday obtained shareholders’ approval to cap its combination international possession at 49.5%, months after they rejected an analogous proposal in Could, paving the best way for the corporate to qualify as an Indian-owned and managed firm (IOCC).
The shareholders authorised a particular decision on this regard, Swiggy knowledgeable in a regulatory submitting on Tuesday.
The Indian owned and managed firm standing would enable Swiggy to straight personal and promote stock by way of its fast commerce model Instamart, a transfer anticipated to enhance margins and strengthen provide chain management.
Rival Blinkit, owned by Everlasting, follows an inventory-led mannequin.
ONGC: Shares will probably be in focus as the corporate efficiently commissioned fuel evacuation amenities at Khoraghat GGS-1 in Golaghat district, Assam, on August 18, 2026.
“The power allows surplus related pure fuel from the Higher Assam Shelf to be processed and evacuated by way of the North East Gasoline Grid (NEGG)
developed by Indradhanush Gasoline Grid Restricted (IGGL),” the press launch mentioned.
The event enhances the commissioning of the Dergaon–Dimapur Pipeline, which has related Nagaland to the North East Gasoline Grid and the Nationwide Gasoline Grid.
The brand new connectivity will facilitate utilisation of almost 1 lakh Commonplace Cubic Metres (SCM) of fuel per day from ONGC’s Jorhat asset.
Hindustan Zinc (HZL): Vedanta group agency Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Tuesday mentioned that it has raised the share of inexperienced vitality in its present general energy consumption to 22%, up from roughly 18% in FY2025-26.
The corporate is progressing in the direction of assembly roughly 70% of its general energy necessities by way of renewable vitality by FY2027-28, it mentioned.
Throughout its enterprise models in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, Hindustan Zinc has continued to strengthen its renewable energy era capabilities.
Throughout FY’26, the corporate generated 892 million models of inexperienced energy, in contrast with 632 million models in FY’25.
The rise in inexperienced energy era, together with renewable energy procurement, has contributed to the regular progress of renewable vitality within the firm’s general energy combine, the corporate mentioned in a submitting to BSE.
Jubilant Ingrevia: Specialty chemical compounds and contract growth and manufacturing organisation Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd on Tuesday mentioned it is going to purchase a 40% stake in Zettaone Applied sciences India Pvt Ltd for ₹189.2 crore.
The corporate has entered right into a binding settlement with Zettaone Applied sciences India Pvt Ltd for the proposed acquisition, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd mentioned in a regulatory submitting.
Zettaone Applied sciences, co-founded by Harikrishnan, Sureshkumar, Prabu and Arunkumar, is an electronics design and manufacturing platform with built-in capabilities in electronics/semicon trade.
This acquisition will enable the corporate to capitalise on its confirmed manufacturing and customer-centric capabilities within the CDMO house, whereas additional strengthening its engagement with clients throughout the electronics and semiconductor worth chain, it added.
Billionbrains Storage Ventures (Groww): Startup accelerator Y Combinator on Tuesday divested almost a 1.2% stake in Billionbrains Storage Ventures, the mum or dad firm of Groww, for ₹1,435 crore by way of an open market transaction.
US-based Y Combinator, by way of its affiliate YC Holdings II, LLC, offered a complete of seven,46,87,500 shares, representing a 1.19% stake in Bengaluru-based Groww, as per the majority deal information on the BSE.
The shares have been offloaded at a median value of ₹192.16 apiece, taking the transaction measurement to ₹1,435.19 crore.
After the most recent transaction, YC Holdings II LLC’s shareholding within the inventory broking agency declined to 7.44% from 8.63%.
Particulars of the patrons of Billionbrains Storage Ventures’ shares couldn’t be ascertained on the trade.
PC Jeweller: The corporate shared an replace on clearance and reimbursement of excellent debt to banks.
“Consistent with its goal of attaining a debt-free standing within the present quarter itself, the Firm has efficiently cleared and repaid all its excellent debt beneath the phrases of the Settlement Settlement dated 30 September 2024 with respect to 1 extra financial institution. With this profitable clearance of debt, the Firm has now repaid all of the excellent debt of 8 out of the 14 consortium banks, with all repayments accomplished forward of scheduled due dates,” the assertion learn.
MobiKwik: Fintech agency One MobiKwik Programs on Tuesday introduced the completion of the switch of its digital lending enterprise to its wholly-owned subsidiary, MobiKwik Distribution Companies Personal Restricted (MDSPL).
The corporate additionally appointed Manish Pathania, previously with Bajaj Markets, because the Chief Enterprise Officer (CBO) of MDSPL to steer the vertical.
The switch of the Lending Service Supplier (LSP) enterprise, which incorporates the migration of related staff, was executed on a “droop sale” foundation.
In keeping with a regulatory submitting, the consideration for the sale will probably be discharged by way of the issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) by MDSPL to the mum or dad firm, primarily based on the guide worth of belongings and liabilities as of August 18, 2026.
Tata Metal: The Competitors Fee of India (CCI) on Tuesday authorised Tata Metal’s proposed acquisition of a further 23% fairness stake in TM Worldwide Logistics Ltd (TMILL).
TMILL, a public restricted firm, is a 51:23:26 three way partnership between Tata Metal, IQ Martrade and NYK Europe. Following the proposed acquisition, Tata Metal will develop into the bulk stakeholder and IQ Martrade will exit from the JV entity.
“The proposed mixture pertains to the acquisition by Tata Metal Ltd of the whole shareholding comprising 23 per cent fairness shares held by one of many present three way partnership companions, ie, IQ Martrade Holding Und Administration GmbH in TM Worldwide Logistics Ltd, and the ensuing exit of IQ Martrade from TMILL,” CCI mentioned in a launch.
Metropolis fuel distribution firms (CGDs): Shares of Mahanagar Gasoline, Indraprastha Gasoline, Adani Whole Gasoline and Gujarat Gasoline will probably be in focus after the Cupboard authorised a revised APM fuel allocation framework to make sure a steady provide of cheaper home pure fuel for CNG and family PNG segments.
The transfer is anticipated to enhance provide visibility, cut back reliance on expensive LNG and help margins for CGD firms.
APM (Administered Worth Mechanism) fuel is pure fuel produced from government-nominated home fields and offered at a regulated value.
It’s less expensive than imported LNG, making it the popular supply for CNG and family cooking fuel.
L&T Finance: L&T Finance Ltd plans to considerably broaden its gold-loan enterprise in West Bengal, with 26 extra areas anticipated to be added by March 2027 as the corporate seems to strengthen its presence in one of many nation’s massive gold-credit markets.
The corporate at present has 28 areas in West Bengal, together with 4 in Kolkata, and plans so as to add one other 26 areas within the state by March 2027, of which 4 are anticipated to be in Kolkata, Raju Dodti, Complete-time Director and Chief Working Officer, L&T Finance mentioned.
The lender launched new campaigns to advertise its gold mortgage product.
The growth is a part of L&T Finance’s broader technique to scale up its gold-loan community, with the corporate focusing on round 100 new branches throughout jap India. It has set a goal of including about 500 branches through the present monetary yr, taking its complete community to round 843 branches.
Exide Industries: The corporate mentioned it has infused ₹200 crore into its wholly owned subsidiary, Exide Vitality Options Ltd (EESL), by way of a rights difficulty to fund its greenfield multi-gigawatt lithium-ion cell manufacturing undertaking in India. Following the most recent tranche, Exide’s complete funding in EESL has risen to ₹5,102.23 crore. The capital infusion doesn’t change Exide Industries’ shareholding, as EESL stays a completely owned subsidiary.
With inputs from PTI
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