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India to raise up to $3.3 billion selling a stake in its largest life insurer
The Indian government said it will sell up to a 6.5% stake in state owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country's largest insurer, at a 10% discount to its closing price on Monday, 3 August 2026. The sale is intended to comply with regulatory requirements on minimum public shareholding. According to a stock exchange filing made by LIC on Monday, the offer consists of a base size of a 2.5% stake plus an option to sell an additional 4%, priced at 382 rupees per share. The sale will raise up to 314 billion rupees, equivalent to about $3.3 billion, for the government. The offer for sale opens on Tuesday, 4 August, and closes on Wednesday, 5 August 2026.
CNBC
India's Sensex jumps 776 points, snapping a five day losing streak
India's stock market rose about one percent on Monday, 27 July 2026, snapping a five day losing streak. The BSE Sensex closed up 776.01 points, or 1.02 percent, at 76,835.78, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 228.50 points, or 0.96 percent, to end at 23,995.95. Information technology and banking stocks led the advance. Indian financial media cited two drivers behind the improvement in sentiment: the fall in Brent crude prices and the temporary pause in US strikes on Iran. India is Asia's largest crude importer after China, and energy costs weigh directly on its trade deficit and inflation.
Upstox
India's Sensex opens 549 points higher as crude falls 5%, Nifty tops 23,900
India's BSE Sensex opened trading on Monday, 27 July 2026, up 549.21 points, or 0.72 percent, at 76,608.98, while the Nifty gained 160.95 points to open at 23,928.40. The main driver was a roughly 5 percent drop in crude oil prices after a two-day pause in strikes between the United States and Iran. For India, one of the world's largest oil importers, cheaper crude directly lowers the import bill and eases inflationary pressure. Among sectors, the Nifty MidSmall Financial Services index led gains at 1.29 percent, followed by Nifty IT at 1.25 percent, Nifty Media at 1.06 percent and Nifty FMCG at 1 percent. Foreign institutional investors sold 3,892.77 crore rupees of equities on 24 July, while domestic institutions bought 5,453.55 crore rupees.
India TV News
India's Stocks Fall for a Fifth Straight Session as High Oil and the Iran War Weigh
India's stock market fell for a fifth straight session on Friday, 24 July 2026. The Sensex dropped 331.62 points (0.43%) to 76,059.77 and the Nifty 50 slid 102.15 points (0.43%) to 23,767.45. Elevated oil prices (Brent topped $100 earlier this week) and the continuing US-Iran war pressured auto, metal and energy stocks, while IT and media shares outperformed. India is one of the world's largest oil importers, and its crude import bill has surged as prices climbed amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
HDFC Sky
India's Sensex falls for a third straight session to 76,755
India's BSE Sensex fell about 715 points on Wednesday (22 July 2026) to 76,755, its third straight session of declines, while the Nifty 50 slipped below 24,000. Most sectoral indices, including realty, IT and pharma, saw broad selling. Brent crude's climb above $95 amid the West Asia tensions has raised worries over inflation, the trade deficit and pressure on the Indian rupee. India is one of the world's largest oil importers, so costlier energy directly lifts its import bill.
Business Standard
India's stocks fall on Tuesday under oil pressure, Sensex below 77,500
India's BSE Sensex closed Tuesday, July 21, down 238 points, or 0.31 percent, at 77,470, while the Nifty 50 fell 51 points (0.21 percent) to 24,188. The main driver was Brent crude holding around $90 a barrel amid West Asia tensions and news of mediation between the US and Iran. India is one of the world's largest oil importers, and a sustained rise in oil prices increases the risk of inflation, a wider trade deficit, and pressure on corporate profits. Among stocks, Cipla was the weakest performer, down about 2 percent, while information-technology and automaker shares also declined.
HDFC Sky
Indian stocks fall on higher oil and West Asia tensions; Sensex down 0.57%
The BSE Sensex closed down 443 points, or 0.57%, at 77,708 on Monday, July 20, 2026, while the Nifty 50 slipped 96 points, or 0.39%, to 24,238. Rising crude oil and West Asia tensions weighed on the market. Brent traded around 88 dollars during the session and the Indian rupee changed hands near 96.45 to the dollar. By sector, the state-run (PSU) bank index rose 2.78% while the private bank index dropped 2.27%. India is one of the world's largest oil importers and is highly sensitive to energy prices and the Strait of Hormuz route.
HDFC Sky
India's Sensex and Nifty close marginally higher after surrendering morning gains as oil and US-Iran tensions weigh
India's BSE Sensex closed up 130.49 points, or 0.17 percent, at 77,185.43 on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, while the NSE Nifty 50 added 26.45 points, or 0.11 percent, to 24,078.50. The market, which had opened with a jump, gave back much of its morning gains. Buying in banking, financial services, capital goods and oil and gas stocks offset weakness in metals, IT and consumer shares. The continued rise in oil prices and the US-Iran conflict over the Strait of Hormuz pushed investors to book profits; higher oil, of which India imports the bulk of its needs, is a key risk to the country's inflation and to the rupee.
Business Standard
India's Sensex climbs 712 points and the rupee firms; benchmark ends near 77,454
At Friday's close on 10 July, India's Sensex rose about 712 points (0.93 percent) to 77,454, while the Nifty 50 added 206 points (0.86 percent) to 24,169. The rupee firmed 12 paise to open at 95.26 per US dollar. Indian technology shares led the gains amid a global rally in chip stocks. India has historically been a major buyer of Iranian oil.
Kotak Neo
Pakistan's KSE-100 Jumps Over 1,700 Points on Record Remittances
Pakistan's KSE-100 index closed up nearly 1,700 to 1,900 points, about 1.1 percent, on Friday, July 10, 2026, Business Recorder reported. The rally, spread across autos, cement, banking, fertilizer and energy stocks, was driven mainly by record overseas Pakistani remittances of $41.6 billion for fiscal year 2026, up 8.6 percent year on year and exceeding Pakistan's total exports. A roughly 8 percent weekly drop in Arab Light crude and lower yields at the latest Pakistan Investment Bond auction also supported the gains. The jump marks a shift from Thursday's (July 9) reported relative stabilization to an active rally.
Business Recorder
India's Sensex Jumps 1.08 Percent to Above 77,000 on Strong TCS Earnings
India's BSE Sensex rose 827.57 points, or 1.08 percent, to 77,569.39 on Friday, July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), while the Nifty 50 climbed 244.10 points, or 1.02 percent, to 24,206.90. According to Business Standard, the gains were driven mainly by strong earnings from IT major TCS and positive global cues, even as US-Iran war tensions continued. The Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 indices outperformed the benchmarks, rising 1.40 percent and 1.55 percent respectively.
Business Standard
Pakistan's KSE-100 Steadies After Iran War Selloff, Edges Down Thursday
Pakistan's KSE-100 index plunged about 4,626 points, or 2.48 percent, to 181,629 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (17 Tir 1405), after President Trump declared the US Iran ceasefire over, Business Recorder reported. The index fell a further roughly 369 points on Thursday, July 9 (18 Tir), closing at 181,260, though it recouped part of its earlier losses during the session. The Pakistani rupee saw limited movement, trading around 278.07 per dollar in the interbank market. The declines were broad based, hitting bank, petrochemical, auto and energy stocks hardest.
Business Recorder