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Tata governance fight collides with shifting capital and trade risks

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Tata Trusts has challenged N. Chandrasekaran’s tenure extension as illegal, sending several Tata Group stocks down as much as 8%. The setback follows the Reserve Bank of India’s rejection of Tata Sons’ request to retain its privately held status, while Tata Trusts continues to oppose a proposed IPO.

11:53 PMEconomic Times

Tata Sons faces a renewed power struggle as N. Chandrasekaran’s return complicates Noel Tata’s position and intensifies tensions with the group’s majority shareholder.

10:33 PMBloomberg Markets

The US House has advanced a measure that could impose a 100% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, putting India’s energy trade and access to the US market under greater pressure.

1:33 AMBBC

India bought a record volume of US Treasuries in July, supported by large overseas capital inflows attracted through special central bank facilities. The purchases increased the country's holdings of highly liquid dollar assets.

2:18 AMBloomberg Markets

Bajaj Life's CIO says small- and midcap stocks are trading at premiums of up to 50% after years of outperformance. Largecaps now offer more attractive valuations, stronger earnings visibility and greater scope for recovery.

11:38 PMEconomic Times

High-frequency trading firms have earned billions in India's derivatives markets while retail investors recorded heavy losses. The debate centers on whether algorithmic trading improves price discovery or exploits structural advantages over individual traders.

4:01 AMBloomberg Markets

Other Developments

A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.

Four Nifty500 stocks, including Adani Energy Solutions, closed more than 1.5% above their volume-weighted average prices on September 17, according to a technical scan. The move indicates that these shares finished above the average price paid during the session.

11:57 PMEconomic Times

DEE Development Engineers is moving from a capex-heavy expansion phase toward higher capacity utilisation, faster asset turns and stronger operating cash flow. The company is also targeting opportunities in nuclear power, data centres and hydrogen.

11:49 PMEconomic Times

No substantive market update or company-specific information was provided for Tata Consumer.

11:45 PMEconomic Times

No substantive market update or company-specific information was provided for Eicher Motors.

11:40 PMEconomic Times

InterGlobe Aviation raised IndiGo’s domestic charges for services including infant travel, excess baggage, priority check-in and priority boarding, increasing costs beyond base fares. The changes follow a Rs 238 crore loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, despite strong revenue growth and expanding domestic and international operations, while IndiGo shares rose 2%.

11:35 PMEconomic Times

JioBlackRock Mutual Fund's Balanced Advantage Fund uses a rules-based model that combines global risk sentiment with four domestic signals to set equity exposure. It then screens 250 stocks across factors such as momentum, value, quality and sentiment, with BlackRock's Aladdin platform helping construct a 50 to 75 stock portfolio after accounting for risk and trading costs.

11:24 PMEconomic Times

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