What Are Today’s Top Business Headlines from India’s Leading Financial Dailies?
Business Standard Highlights
- India’s clean-industry projects face financing and regulatory delays, slowing transition goals.
- Kolkata home registrations up 32% in Jan–Sep 2025, highest since 2020.
- Lenskart IPO oversubscribed nearly 30 times, drawing bids worth ₹1.1 trillion.
- SEBI chief urges stronger risk controls amid rising algorithmic and HFT trading.
- Tesla appoints Sharad Agarwal (ex-Lamborghini India head) to lead its India entry.
- ACME Solar Q2 profit surges sevenfold to ₹115 crore driven by higher revenues.
- Small car sales continue to fall post-GST cuts, says Hyundai India COO.
- Sugarcane farmers protest in Belagavi demanding higher MSP.
- MCX faces fresh SEBI censure over repeated outages.
- Affirma Capital invests $56 million in RMSI for AI and mapping expansion.
- JSW Steel CEO raises concern over import curbs on metallurgical coke.
- MobiKwik Q2 loss widens to ₹28.6 crore amid 5% revenue drop.
Business Standard’s coverage highlighted deep structural issues in commodities and power sectors while showcasing renewed investor appetite for digital and solar energy companies.
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Economic Times Highlights
- Coromandel’s Sankarasubramanian elected Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India.
- SBI credit growth up 12.7% YoY, led by retail and SME portfolios.
- ICICI Prudential Life launches BSE 500 Enhanced Value 50 Index Fund.
- McDonald’s partners with Indian government to integrate millets into its menu.
- Titan reports festive-season surge in Tanishq jewellery sales despite high gold prices.
- Lenskart IPO subscribed 20x on final day, reflecting strong retail participation.
- Angel One settles SEBI disclosure case by paying ₹34.57 lakh.
- BESCOM to set up 40 EV charging stations on highways in Karnataka.
- Adani Ports expects logistics arm to grow 5x revenue by FY29.
- India’s steel makers face margin squeeze due to rising cheap imports.
- TABP Snacks and Beverages raises $3 million from LC Nueva and others.
Economic Times’ coverage underscored India’s infrastructure, consumer, and renewable plays, with the spotlight on SBI, Titan, and Adani Ports driving sectoral optimism.
Mint Highlights
- Bharti Airtel to approach the government seeking AGR waiver clarity.
- Gopichand P. Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group, passes away at age 85.
- NCLAT upholds ₹213 crore CCI penalty against Meta and WhatsApp.
- SBI Q2 profit rises 10% on gains from Yes Bank stake sale.
- Aakash CFO Vipan Joshi resigns amid ongoing leadership changes.
- Supreme Court issues notice on PIL demanding full ban on online gambling disguised as e-sports.
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp brands the firm as “first anti-woke company.”
- SEBI to unveil revised broker regulations by year-end.
- SpiceJet appoints ex-IndiGo executive Sanjay Kumar as Executive Director.
- BlackRock raises stake in Sammaan Capital to above 5%.
- Starbucks to sell 60% of its China business to Boyu Capital for $4 billion.
Mint highlighted major corporate and policy developments — including Starbucks’ China divestment to Boyu Capital, SBI’s profit uptick, and regulatory tightening led by SEBI — reflecting the dynamic interplay between domestic reforms and global capital moves.
Market Perspective
- 💡 IPO momentum remains strong with Lenskart leading investor interest.
- 💡 Financial reforms continue with SEBI and RBI reinforcing compliance standards.
- 📉 Operational challenges persist in commodities and manufacturing sectors.
- 📉 Global macro factors influencing capital flows into India-focused funds.
Valuation & Investment View
- Short-term: Neutral bias as global volatility weighs on metals and energy.
- Medium-term: Positive outlook for consumer and infrastructure segments.
- Long-term: Bullish on India’s capital markets amid structural growth reforms.
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Investor Takeaway
Indian-Share-Tips.com Nifty Expert Gulshan Khera, CFP®, who is also a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser, observes that the week’s business updates show resilience in India’s financial system despite global uncertainty, led by robust IPO markets, expanding consumption, and reforms. Explore such curated insights at Indian-Share-Tips.com, which is a SEBI Registered Advisory Services.
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