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Sensex rose 213 points to 81,857 as eight BSE 200 stocks hit 52-week highs. Gains across auto, healthcare, steel, cement, and FMCG signaled strong momentum and bullish investor sentiment.

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, aims to foster India s game development sector while curbing addictive online money games. It distinguishes between e-sports and real money gaming, promoting the former through supportive policies and regulations. The bill targets game providers and advertisers of restricted games, not individual players, to protect citizens from financial distress.

Indian markets logged their third straight session of gains on Wednesday with Sensex and Nifty closing higher, driven by IT and FMCG stocks. Ola Electric surged 18%, Reliance firms gained, while Nazara Technologies and Aurobindo Pharma faced sharp declines.

Gold prices dropped Rs 400 to Rs 1,00,020 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday due to continuous selling by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Realty firm Landmark Group will invest Rs 400 crore in the construction of its new housing project in Gurugram.

Mindspace Business Parks REIT has raised an additional Rs 550 crore from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through the issue of green bonds.

China is considering allowing the usage of yuan-backed stablecoins for the first time to boost wider adoption of its currency globally, sources familiar with the matter said, in a major reversal of its stance towards digital assets.

Sebi has de-frozen Sanjiv Bhasin’s trading and demat accounts after he deposited Rs 1 crore, complying with SAT’s directive. The former IIFL director remains under investigation for alleged stock manipulation involving profit-making trades before media recommendations.

Patel Retail’s Rs 243 crore IPO was subscribed 16.51 times by Day 2. Retail investors subscribed 14.14 times, non-institutional investors 20.76 times, and qualified institutional buyers 16.96 times, highlighting strong demand across all categories ahead of the issue’s closure on August 21.

In the June 2025 quarter, nine Nifty500 stocks reported net profits versus losses a year ago, marking a sharp turnaround. Companies including Adani Energy Solutions, One97 Communications and others posted significant recoveries.