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September 23, 2026

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Stock Market Recap

India’s equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, ended lower on Tuesday, dragged by weakness in IT, healthcare and banking stocks amid the F&O expiry.

The BSE Sensex ended at 74,529.08, down 0.44% or 329.91 points, while the Nifty50 settled at 23,329 levels, down 85.30 points or 0.36%.

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US Market Recap

US stocks opened on a positive note on Tuesday, September 22 as oil prices dropped, with investors tracking diplomatic efforts to end the US-Iran war.

Nasdaq Composite surged 0.38% to 27,221.94, S&P 500 gained 0.16% to 7,777.06, while Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 0.27% higher at 52,187.61 by 9:33 am ET or 7:03 pm IST.

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Stocks in News

Arvind SmartSpaces: Announces bookings of over Rs 500 Cr in Bengaluru project; bookings achieved within 30 days of launch. Project was acquired outright in February 2026 and has topline potential of Rs 860 Cr.
Coforge: Expands AgenticOps capabilities for enterprises.
Aditya Infotech: QIP issue opens; sets floor price at Rs 3,648.43/share. May offer up to 5% discount to floor price.
Dhanuka Agritech: Launches POLIN fungicide in India, developed with Nippon Soda, Japan. Features novel DHODHI mode of action (FRAC 52) and targets leaf and neck blast diseases.
Veranda Learning: Promoters pledge shares for Rs 111 Cr personal borrowing. Shares pledged to Authum Investment & Infrastructure by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh and Kalpathi S. Suresh. Authum Investment holds 10.8% stake in Veranda Learning.
NHPC: MCA to hear matter of scheme of amalgamation with Arm Jalpower Corp on September 28, 2026.
Cupid: Raises FY27 revenue guidance to Rs 725–750 Cr and net profit guidance to Rs 210–225 Cr. FY28 revenue guidance at Rs 1,085 Cr; FY29 revenue guidance at Rs 1,500 Cr. Targets Rs 150 Cr FY27 revenue from distribution expansion and sees Rs 500 Cr annual revenue potential.
Embassy Developments: Allots NCDs worth Rs 105 Cr out of Rs 160 Cr total issue size.
Punjab & Sind Bank: Gets bank strike notice for September 28–30; branch operations may be hit if strike materialises.
Aarti Pharmalabs: Targets 15–18% revenue and EBITDA CAGR over next 3–4 years. FY26 capex at Rs 400 Cr; FY27 outlook expected at similar levels. To invest in R&D towards peptides and oligonucleotides and expand portfolio capabilities. Atali Block 2 groundbreaking planned in Q3FY27.
Shoppers Stop: Total department stores at 117 as of August 31.
IRB Infrastructure: Board approves monetisation of non-core assets. To develop ~350 acres of land parcels in Pune via AIIPL and redevelop ~3,500 sq m Mumbai land via IRBPL.
NATCO Pharma: Board to meet on September 25 to consider rights issue of shares of up to Rs 1,300 Cr and terms of the rights issue.
Spectrum Electrical: Signs MoU with Maharashtra government to develop government ITI infrastructure under PPP model.
Persistent Systems: Arm acquires 61.15% additional stake in Nagarro SE via public offer. Arm now holds 83.25% stake in Nagarro as of September 22. Additional acceptance period to run from September 23 to October 6. Company intends to delist Nagarro from Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
TruAlt Bioenergy: Approves additional investment of Rs 21.4 Cr in shares of arm Leafiniti Bioenergy and Rs 8.26 Cr in shares of arm TruAlt Sumi Gas.
JSW Dulux: Sets October 22 as record date for stock split of 1 share into 10 shares.
Avenue Supermarts: Opens new store in Maharashtra; total number of stores stands at 513.
Mufin Green Finance: Gets final listing nod from Global Securities Market of IFSC for listing of bonds.
Vishnu Chemicals: Winding-up of Vishnu International Trading FZE delayed; completion expected in about six months.
360 ONE WAM: Appoints Aashish Agarwal as CEO from February 15, 2027. Karan Bhagat to continue as Managing Director till July 26, 2030.
TeamLease Services: Completes exit from Crystal HR & Security Solutions through sale of 1,800 shares and buyback of 1,200 shares. Total consideration for 30% stake divestment at Rs 10.12 Cr.
Mahindra & Mahindra: Dr Anish Shah sold 76,357 M&M shares on September 22, 2026 for ESOP tax funding.
Sapphire Foods: Receives GST show-cause notice of Rs 516.84 Cr under Tamil Nadu SGST Act for April 2023–March 2024. Receives another GST show-cause notice of Rs 21.47 Cr for FY23.
Karnataka Bank: Appoints Biji Sreekrishnavilas Sankaranarayanan as Executive Director.
Maithan Alloys: Acquired 11,730 ESDS Software shares for Rs 1.90 Cr and 3.3 lakh Paytm shares for Rs 60.19 Cr on September 21, 2026.
HCLTech: M Group selects HCLTech for AI-led IT transformation across 200+ UK and Ireland locations.
Federal Bank: India Ratings affirms Federal Bank’s Basel III Tier 2 and infrastructure bonds at IND AA+/Stable.
NLC India: Government entrusts CMD Prasanna Acharya with post of Director (Finance) for three months from September 17.
Lemon Tree Hotels: Gets observation letters with ‘no objection’ from NSE and ‘no adverse observations’ from BSE. Opens 48-room hotel in Nashik.
Orchid Pharma: Purchases land situated at Patibulum village, Tamil Nadu.
Capri Global Capital: Acuite assigns AA+/Stable rating to Rs 2,400 cr bank facilities.
Mines Ministry: Government to soon launch incentive scheme for lithium and nickel processing, Mines Secretary Keshav Chandra says.
LG Electronics India: Expects double-digit growth in festive sales; ramps up exports by adding new markets for premium product portfolio. Expects overseas markets to contribute double-digit share of overall revenue in coming years.

Board Meetings

Concord Biotech: To consider proposal for declaration of bonus equity shares.

ESAF Small Finance Bank: To consider fund raising.

Quality Power: To consider fund raising.

Shares To Exit Lock-in

Gaja Alternative Asset Management: 5 million shares, 4% of outstanding shares, 1-month lock-in.

Innovision: 13 million shares, 54% of outstanding shares, 6-month lock-in.

IPO Opening

ArMee Infotech: IT infrastructure solutions and managed services company providing end-to-end technology solutions across government, corporates, BFSI and education. Also operates in retail sales and renewable energy.

Swastika Infra: EPC company specialising in power transmission and distribution infrastructure, including underground cabling, GIS, AIS, grid substations, electrification, street lighting and renewable energy works.

Elevate Campuses: Education infrastructure company engaged in student accommodation for higher education institutions and K-12 school assets. Operates student accommodation under Good Host Spaces and ScholarZ brands.

Adroit Industries (India): Vertically integrated manufacturer and supplier of propeller shafts and torque-transmission components, with over 5,000 SKUs.

IPO Listing

Hero Motors: Automotive technology company providing engineered powertrain solutions for electric and non-electric applications across multiple vehicle categories.

Jindal Supreme (India): Manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes, tubes and other steel products.

SS Retail: Multi-brand retail chain for mobile phones, accessories and electronics across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Gujarat. Operated 503 stores across 215 cities as of March 31, 2026.

AGM / EGM

Bulk/Block Deals

RHI Magnesita India: Dalmia Bharat Refractories sold 2.29 Cr shares at Rs 360/share. SBI Mutual Fund bought 1.67 Cr shares; Bandhan Mutual Fund bought 27.78 lakh shares; Nippon India Mutual Fund bought 24.97 lakh shares; Clarus Capital 1 bought 10 lakh shares, all at Rs 360/share.

AHCL: Neo Apex Share Broking Services LLP sold 12.43 lakh shares at Rs 28.86/share. HRTI Private bought 31,062 shares at Rs 27.93/share. QE Securities LLP bought 29,892 shares at Rs 28.20/share.

Fischer Medical: Trade Solvent Private bought 64.37 lakh shares at Rs 32.95/share. L7 Hitech Private sold 61.32 lakh shares at Rs 32.95/share.

Trading Tweaks

Price band change from 10% to 5%: Indo-MIM.

Price band change from 20% to 10%: Alkali Metals; Glass Wall Systems (India).

Price band change from 5% to 20%: Rays of Belief.

Securities excluded from ASM Framework: Entero Healthcare Solutions; Indo Rama Synthetics (India); Molbio Diagnostics; Raymond.

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F&O Cues

Nifty September futures up 0.15% at 23,410, at a premium of 81 points.
Nifty September 29 expiry: Maximum Call open interest at 24,000; maximum Put open interest at 23,000.
Securities in ban period: Kaynes Technology, LIC Housing Finance, Manappuram Finance, SAIL.

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