Global markets traded mostly higher despite the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate increase, with Gift Nifty signalling a positive Indian opening. DIIs outpaced FII selling, while commodities remained mixed and Brent stayed above $105. Corporate orders, fundraising, IPO activity and regulatory developments are expected to drive stock-specific action today across sectors.
1. Global Market Futures & Indices
| Region / Category | Index / Market | Value / Change |
| US Market (Futures) | Nasdaq | +0.64% |
| Dow Jones | +0.61% |
| S&P 500 | +0.52% |
| European (Futures) | FTSE 100 | +0.31% |
| CAC 40 | +0.82% |
| DAX | +0.44% |
| Asian (Live Market) | Nikkei 225 | +0.71% |
| Kospi | +0.79% |
| Shanghai (SSEC) | -0.08% |
| Hang Seng | -1.39% |
| Taiex | +1.79% |
| Strait Times Index | +0.47% |
| Other Markets | ASX 200 | +0.18% |
| Gift Nifty | 23,227.50 (+0.38%) |
2. Commodity Market Updates (Live)
Gold Futures: Declined 0.84% to $4,350.57
Spot Gold: Strengthened 1.14% to $4,312.68 (signalling divergence between contracts and the physical benchmark)
Silver: Slipped 0.81% to $64.395
Copper: Gained 0.79% to $6.4918
WTI Crude: Eased 0.19% to $102.24 per barrel
Brent Crude: Rose 0.27% to $105.86 per barrel (maintaining a premium of $3.62 over WTI)
Natural Gas: Edged 0.21% higher to $2.896
3. Institutional Trading Activity (September 16, 2026 - Cash Segment)
FIIs / FPIs: Net Sell of ₹2,032.61 crores
DIIs: Net Buy of ₹3,908.23 crores
4. Corporate Earnings & Updates
📅 Earnings Release Today
📈 Positive Corporate Updates
Alembic Pharmaceuticals: USFDA issued an Establishment Inspection Report for the Vadodara bioequivalence facility (inspection March 3–7, 2025).
Candour Techtex: Signed an MoU with Ratanmoti Texfab for defence fabric coating and lamination.
Digilogic Systems: Secured an order worth ₹2.40 crore.
Fortis Healthcare: Signed definitive agreements with Seth Sunder Lal Jain Charitable Eye Hospital to provide services to its super-specialty hospital in New Delhi for a specified percentage service fee.
Gevo–Praj Industries: Signed a development and commercialisation agreement for bio-isobutanol in India (Praj received exclusive deployment rights).
Highway Infrastructure: Received a Letter of Acceptance worth ₹105 crore (total project value increased to ₹221 crore).
India—Windfall Tax: Cut windfall tax on petrol exports to ₹0.50 per litre (from ₹1.50), ATF to ₹15 per litre (from ₹19), and diesel to ₹20 per litre (from ₹25), effective Sept 16.
Infosys: Announced expansion of its Indore development centre.
Kalpataru Projects International: Linjemontage i Grästorp AB board approved IPO prospectus (OFS of up to 1.55 crore shares by Kalpataru Power at SEK 46 per share).
Kanco Tea & Industries: Bamonpookrie Tea Estate factory resumed green tea leaf manufacturing.
LT Foods: To acquire remaining equity stake in Kameda LT Foods (India) for ~₹1.12 crore (bringing ownership to 100%).
Mason Infratech: Secured an order worth ₹7.01 crore from Cowtown Infotech.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders: Signed an MoU with National Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Park Maharashtra as anchor shipyard at Dighi cluster (1.2 million gross tonnage annual capacity).
Praveg: Secured an order worth ₹13 crore.
Primo Chemicals: Acquired remaining 51% stake in Flow Tech, making it a wholly owned entity.
Rainbow Children’s Medicare: Commenced operations at its women’s and children’s hospital in Guntur.
Silicon Rental Solutions: Entered platform service agreement with WeWork India Management.
Suratwwala Business Group: Subsidiary secured a ₹69 crore EPC order for a 20 MWAC/28.1 MWp DC project.
Tahmar Enterprises: Received Maharashtra State Excise Department permission to manufacture IMFL using grain-based spirit.
Tempsens Instruments: Reported consolidated June-quarter revenue of ₹119 crore and Profit of ₹15.20 crore.
📉 Negative Corporate Updates
G R Infraprojects: Terminated EPC contracts with NTPC for battery energy storage systems.
Happy Square Outsourcing: Received a work order extension valued at only ₹1.35 lakh.
Samvardhana Motherson International: Jakarta tax authorities disallowed part of royalty/licence fee expenses, resulting in a penalty of IDR 14.94 billion (no material financial/operational impact).
Tera Software: G. Anil Kumar resigned as CFO effective September 15, 2026.
➖ Neutral Corporate Updates
Capital India Finance: Plans to issue NCDs up to ₹100 crore via private placement.
CCJbex Tubings: Board to consider raising funds through debt and/or other securities.
Chandra Prabhu International: Appointed Vatsal Jain as CEO.
Embassy Developments: To consider raising funds via NCDs.
GConnect Logitech and Supply Chain: Board to consider a rights issue of equity shares.
Galada Finance: Appointed Abhinav Surendra Varma as interim CFO effective Sept 16, 2026.
GOCL Corporation: Hinduja National Power discussing land release from obligations with lenders to expedite monetisation.
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals: Appointed Sanjeev Kumar as MD, succeeding Rajkumar Beniwal.
Kapil Raj Finance & Seshachal Technologies & Prime Industries: To consider fundraising proposals.
Mangal Electrical Industries: Appointed Rohit Pokharna as CFO.
Muthoot Capital Services: Approved NCD issuance aggregating up to ₹150 crore.
Nazara Technologies: Sept 16, 2026, set as effective date for Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer's appointment as CEO.
RBL Bank: Approved allotment of $350 million in 5.791% senior unsecured notes due 2031.
Reliance Industries: Allotted NCDs worth ₹12,000 crore.
Shriram Finance: To consider a proposal to buy back debt securities.
Susan Electricals India: Approved land purchase in Uttar Pradesh for ₹22 crore.
Venus Pipes & Tubes: Plans to issue shares aggregating up to ₹372 crore.
Groww: Peak XV Partners Investments VI-I sold 9.17 crore shares via bulk deal on NSE.
5. Macro & Non-Corporate Updates
Federal Reserve: Raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4% in a unanimous 12-0 vote.
Adidas: India remains a strategically important market despite plans to reduce roles in its Indian technology organisation (affecting <50% of tech workforce).
Arabica Coffee and Raw Sugar: Arabica futures fell to a 10-week low; raw sugar touched a 2-week trough.
BRG: Corporate finance practice appointed Marc Meyrick as MD.
Government Securities: India to conduct conversion/switch auction of G-secs worth ₹30,000 crore on Sept 21, 2026.
Indian Government Bonds: 10-year benchmark bond yield closed lower at 7.0524% (vs 7.0727%).
Indian Stock Market: Equities edged higher, capped by crude prices and US rate concerns.
India–Pakistan Maritime Tensions: Pakistan summoned Indian High Commission Chargé d’Affaires to protest alleged aggressive vessel manoeuvres.
NSE IPO: Anchor portion (3.78 crore shares) subscribed at ₹1,785 per share (~₹6,745 crore raised from 100+ investors; LIC, Norges Bank, ADIA, and Fidelity participated).
Reserve Bank of India: Conducting overnight Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction for ₹3 lakh crore on Sept 17, 2026.
Russian Urals Crude: Prices climbed above $110 per barrel amid strong demand and firm Brent.
SEBI: Issued ex-parte interim order on alleged cross-segment price manipulation involving Prrsaar Sampada and Chaubara Eats.
UPI Fees: Proposed levy faces retail/broker opposition and a Supreme Court petition.
Vegetable Oil Import Duties: India reportedly considering import tax reductions to moderate domestic prices.
6. Bulk & Block Deals
Billionbrains Garage Ventures (GROWW): Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1 sold 9.17 crore shares (1.46% stake) for ₹1,756.2 crore at ₹191.49 apiece (partial divestment from 15.68% stake).
Kanohar Electricals: Groww Mutual Fund acquired 4.75 lakh shares (0.6% stake) for ₹35.2 crore at an average ₹740.38 per share.
Glass Wall Systems India: First Bridge India Growth Fund acquired 6.03 lakh shares for ₹12 crore; Authum Investment bought 10 lakh shares for ₹19.31 crore; CSIM India Opportunities Fund purchased 5.25 lakh shares for ₹10.2 crore; S I Investments acquired 5 lakh shares for ₹10.19 crore.
7. IPO Dashboard
Mainboard Listings: Manipal Payment & Identity Solutions Ltd, Rentomojo Ltd, Asset Reconstruction Company India Ltd, Steamhouse India Ltd, Karamtara Engineering Ltd, LCC Projects Ltd.
SME Listings: Infrax Renewable Ltd (BSE SME), Amtech Esters Ltd (BSE SME), Vinod Texworld Ltd (NSE SME).
Ongoing IPOs (Last Date Sept 17): Shakti Polytarp Ltd (BSE SME), Vama Wovenfab Ltd (BSE SME).
Ongoing IPOs (Last Date Sept 18): Hero Motors Ltd, SS Retail Ltd, Jindal Supreme (India) Ltd.
Ongoing IPOs (Last Date Sept 21): Sonaselection India Ltd, National Stock Exchange India Ltd, SpectraA Technology Solutions Ltd (NSE SME), Kheria Autocomp Ltd (NSE SME).
Upcoming IPOs (Sept 21–23): Robokidz Eduventures Ltd (BSE SME), FX Multitech Ltd (BSE SME), Vivekanand Cotspin Ltd (BSE SME).
8. Corporate Actions & F&O Ban
🔹 Ex-Dividend Securities (September 17, 2026)
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd, Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd, Asian Energy Services Ltd, AuSom Enterprise Ltd, Bal Pharma Ltd, Bharat Rasayan Ltd, Craftroot Retail Ltd, Ester Industries Ltd, Excel Industries Ltd, Filtra Consultants and Engineers Ltd, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd, Himatsingka Seide Ltd, HPL Electric & Power Ltd, Indo Amines Ltd, International Conveyors Ltd, IRCON International Ltd, KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd, Landmark Cars Ltd, Meghna Infracon Infrastructure Ltd, MSTC Ltd, Orient Ceratech Ltd, Patel Integrated Logistics Ltd, Premier Polyfilm Ltd, Rossell Techsys Ltd, The Ruby Mills Ltd, Sansera Engineering Ltd, Shri Jagdamba Polymers Ltd, Star Paper Mills Ltd, Sunteck Realty Ltd, Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd, Wealth First Portfolio Managers Ltd.
🔴 Securities Under F&O Ban (September 17, 2026)
SAIL, INOXWIND, KAYNES, MANAPPURAM, BANDHANBNK
Sources: WOWNEWS24X7, Moneycontrol, Investing.com
