STOCKS IN FOCUS (26th Aug 2026)

STOCKS IN NEWS

• Hindustan Copper: The Hindustan Copper OFS will open for retail investors today after strong demand from institutional investors on the first day. The institutional portion was oversubscribed 3.41 times, with bids worth more than ₹4,600 crore.
• Oil Marketing Companies: OMCs such as IOCL, BPCL and HPCL are likely to remain in focus as crude oil prices ease to around $86 per barrel.
• ZEEL: Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has approached the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) seeking a one-day extension to complete its fundraising through preferential issuance of warrants to promoter entity Sunbright Mauritius Investments.
• IDFC First Bank: The private sector lender has priced a $350-million five-year senior notes issue, its second overseas bond issuance within a week. The notes carry a 5.80% coupon and are scheduled to mature on August 28, 2031.
• Cipla: The USFDA conducted a follow-up cGMP inspection at Cipla’s manufacturing facility in Pithampur between August 17 and August 25, 2026.
• Advait Energy: The company has secured a turnkey contract from Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company for the design, manufacturing and supply of an Emergency Restoration System (ERS) suitable for 400kV, 220kV and 132kV EHV lines.
• HEG: The company’s board has approved September 1, 2026, as the effective date for the demerger and September 7, 2026, as the record date for determining shareholder entitlement. Ravi Jhunjhunwala will continue as Chairman, MD & CEO of HEG Graphite and serve as a non-executive director of the resultant HEG Advanced Materials Ltd.
• Honasa Consumer: Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer has called off its proposed acquisition of Fluence Pharma following non-fulfilment of the required closing conditions.
• AWL Agri Business: Fortune, the flagship edible oil brand of AWL Agri Business, has launched Fortune Yellow Mustard Oil, expanding its presence in the mustard oil segment.
• Tata Motors PV: Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Communications have partnered to power the newly launched Sierra.ev with built-in 5G connectivity, supporting the development of next-generation Software-Defined Vehicles.
• NBCC (India): The company has received an order worth ₹121.74 crore from the Rajasthan Council of School Education for the construction of 170 new school buildings.

BULK DEALS

• Shankesh Jewellers: Gadgil Renu Govind and P N Gadgil & Sons, promoters of PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery, acquired 23.2 lakh shares, representing a 1.57% stake, in Shankesh Jewellers for ₹23.44 crore at ₹101.05 per share.
• Medi Assist Healthcare Services: NTAsian Discovery Master Fund, managed by NTAsset Cayman, acquired an additional 4 lakh shares in Medi Assist Healthcare Services for ₹14.27 crore at ₹356.76 per share.
• Rama Steel Tubes: Mauritius-based Minerva Ventures Fund acquired an additional 1.72 crore shares in Rama Steel Tubes for ₹7.18 crore at ₹4.16 per share.

Source: Moneycontrol, Business Standard

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