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Nine midcap stocks saw rising insurance shareholding in Q1FY26, signaling growing confidence among institutional investors. The trend reflects positive market sentiment and a strategic shift toward long-term equity investments in fundamentally strong midcaps.

Satin Creditcare Network raised Rs 100 crore through non-convertible debentures in two tranches to strengthen its asset-liability position, bolster CRAR, and expand lending in income-generating and WASH-focused loans for clients.

Vikran Engineering’s IPO, priced at Rs 92–97 per share, opens on August 26 and closes on August 29. The Rs 772 crore issue includes a fresh issue and OFS. With strong EPC presence, robust order book, and government clients, the company plans to fund working capital and corporate needs.

Sensex dropped 693 points to 81,306 on Friday, but five BSE Midcap stocks — One97 Communications, UNO Minda, Cummins India, Aditya Birla Capital, and L&T Finance — touched fresh 52-week highs, signaling strong individual stock momentum.

Indian markets snapped a six-day winning streak as Sensex fell 694 points and Nifty slipped 214. Banks, FMCG, and IT dragged indices, while select smallcaps like Consolidated Construction and Netweb Technologies saw sharp gains.

Sebi issued an advisory cautioning investors against fraudulent claims on social media, WhatsApp, and Telegram about stock market access via FPIs or FIIs. The regulator urged verifying registrations and using only Sebi-approved intermediaries for safe investments.

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell is expected to walk a fine line while delivering a closely watched speech at a central banking conference on Friday, as he faces down attacks from President Donald Trump alongside mixed economic data.

Wall Street s key indexes experienced an upward surge at the opening bell on Friday, buoyed by investors eagerly anticipating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell s address at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Market participants are keenly awaiting insights into the future trajectory of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by 0.

India s markets regulator plans to propose additional financial incentives for distributors and fund houses to enroll first-time women investors, its chairperson said on Friday, in its latest bid to increase penetration of mutual fund products.

Nodding toward significant changes in the economic landscape over the last five years, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday announced an updated operating framework for the U.S. central bank that reflects the return of higher inflation pressures and reduced prospect of near zero short-term interest rates.