#Stocks in News - August 19, 2026
🔹 Prism Johnson: Won a 1,28,000 TPA coal linkage from ECL and SECL, worth approximately Rs 70.49 crore annually for 10 years.
🔹 Sammaan Capital: Clarified it is not an accused in the Delhi Police EOW FIR; treated as a victim with all loans recovered.
🔹 Swiggy: Shareholders approved a cap of up to 49.5% on aggregate foreign ownership.
🔹 HLE Glascoat: Further €100,000 investment in wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary.
🔹 Balmer Lawrie & Company: Received Rs 18.28 crore GST demand for FY21.
🔹 UltraTech Cement: Shareholders approved appointments of Vikram Bhalla as Independent Director and Jayant Dua as Director and Managing Director.
🔹 Bharat Petroleum Corporation: Board approved fundraising of up to Rs 5,000 crore through NCDs.
🔹 Globus Spirits: Received complete relief in appeals for AY 2014-15 to 2016-17 covering Rs 6.35 crore.
🔹 Poonawalla Fincorp: Approved issuance of unsecured Tier II NCDs of up to Rs 200 crore.
🔹 Refex Industries: Bagged 12-month ash transportation contract worth approximately Rs 40.42 crore.
🔹 J.G. Chemicals: Subsidiary acquired 16.74 acres land in Andhra Pradesh for Rs 18.41 crore.
🔹 Cupid: Promoter acquired 8.03 lakh shares; holding rose to 46.40%.
🔹 Hindustan Construction Company: Shareholders approved Independent Director appointment and fundraising up to Rs 800 crore.
🔹 RHI Magnesita India: Completed merger of subsidiary; appointed three directors.
🔹 Shilpa Medicare: Clarified voluntary US FDA Class II recall of one product batch; no adverse events reported.
🔹 Eicher Motors: Royal Enfield launched Classic 350 Gorkha Edition at Rs 2,10,684.
🔹 EFC (I): Approved acquisition of Ultrafresh Modular Solutions for Rs 54 crore via share swap.
🔹 Birla Corporation: Redeemed Rs 80 crore of listed NCDs.
🔹 ONGC: Commissioned gas evacuation facilities at Khoraghat GGS-1.
🔹 Axis Bank: S&P assigned ‘BBB’ rating to US$300 million senior notes.
🔹 Balkrishna Industries: Approved Rs 550 crore NCD issuance.
🔹 One MobiKwik Systems: Completed transfer of LSP business to subsidiary.
🔹 H.G. Infra Engineering: Received LOI for two AIS substations in Uttar Pradesh.
🔹 Exide Industries: Invested Rs 200 crore in EESL for Bengaluru lithium-ion facility.
🔹 ESAF Small Finance Bank: Credit rating upgraded by Brickwork Ratings.
🔹 Alivus Life Sciences: To acquire 76% stake in IQGenX for Rs 9.12 crore.
🔹 Interarch Building Solutions: Secured Rs 128 crore domestic order.
🔹 Krsnaa Diagnostics: Proposed preferential issue of warrants aggregating Rs 91.75 crore.
🔹 DLF: Subsidiary to acquire 26.97% of Balang Renewables for Rs 4.20 crore.
🔹 Atlanta Electricals: Received Rs 193.92 crore order from APTRANSCO.
🔹 Nibe: Subsidiary received LoA worth Rs 12.15 crore from MSEDCL.
🔹 BEML: Appointed three new Independent Directors.
🔹 Bharat Electronics: Appointed Shri Partha Pratim Pathak as Independent Director.
🔹 PC Jeweller: Repaid debt of one more consortium bank; 8 of 14 fully repaid.
🔹 Omaxe: Received Punjab RERA registration for PDA Omaxe City Commercial project.
🔹 Bharat Dynamics: Appointed three new Independent Directors.
🔹 ICICI Bank: Notes received Baa3 & BBB ratings from Moody’s & S&P.
🔹 Minda Corporation: Won ECMS approval for display module sub-assemblies.
🔹 Ind-Swift Laboratories: To invest Rs 45 crore to upgrade Jammu facility.
🔹 South Indian Bank: Revised MCLR across tenors effective Aug. 20.
🔹 Veedol Corporation: Promoter entity increased stake to 40.28%.
🔹 Refex Industries: Promoter created pledge over 2.09 crore shares.
🔹 Home First Finance: To consider issuance of NCDs up to Rs 150 crore.
🔹 BLS International Services: Completed internal subsidiary merger.
🔹 Fine Organics: 80% acquisition of Oleofine Organics delayed by three months.
🔹 Happiest Minds Technologies: NCLT approved merger of subsidiary.
🔹 EMS: Emerged H-1 bidder for two NHAI toll contracts worth about Rs 42.22 crore.
🔹 G R Infraprojects: Subsidiary lost GST annuity matter in Rajasthan High Court.
🔹 PNB Housing Finance: Appointed two Independent Directors.
🔹 Jubilant Ingrevia: To acquire 40% stake in Zettaone for Rs 189.2 crore.
🔹 Manipal Health Enterprises: To acquire Kinder Women’s Hospital in Bengaluru.
🔹 HEG: NCLT approved demerger and merger scheme.
🔹 RailTel Corporation: Received EPFO work order worth Rs 166.8 crore.
🔹 CG Power: Reported suspected cybersecurity incident; core systems unaffected.
🔹 Kotak Mahindra Bank: Priced senior notes under $1 billion EMTN programme.
🔹 KRBL: CARE Ratings withdrew commercial paper rating.
🔹 Hindustan Zinc: Renewable power consumption rises to 22%; target 70% by FY28.
🔹 eMudhra: EOW closed 3i Infotech complaint as civil dispute.
🔹 Federal Bank: Board to consider $500 million foreign currency debt issuance.
🔹 Aegis Logistics: Denied any binding deal for Tristar acquisition.
