The Indian equity benchmarks are positioned for a largely flat opening on Thursday, with the day's direction likely to be shaped more by domestic positioning than global cues. According to Hariselvan Radhakrishnan, Founder & CEO of HST Wealth, the Sensex monthly expiry is expected to bring additional position adjustments and could amplify price moves towards the final hour. The Gift Nifty index was trading near the 24,358.5 mark, down over 70 points from the previous close of Nifty futures, signalling a negative opening for Monday's session. However, Brent crude oil prices cooling provided some investor sentiment support during Wednesday's session, helping markets trade range-bound as Nifty fell below 24,300.
Jio Credit's gross assets under management surpassed ₹30,000 crore in Q1 FY27, registering a 163% year-on-year increase. As reported by the company at its AGM, disbursements also jumped 173% YoY to ₹11,252 crore. CEO Hitesh Sethia highlighted these significant growth metrics during the quarterly results presentation.
Bharat Electronics has secured additional orders worth ₹730 crore since its previous disclosure on August 10, according to company updates. The defence electronics company continues to strengthen its order book in the strategic defence sector.
Hindustan Copper faces separate penalties of ₹14.43 lakh each from BSE and NSE for failing to comply with SEBI's LODR requirements concerning board composition and committee constitution. Additionally, Bharat Coking Coal received penalties of ₹9.43 lakh each from both exchanges for violating SEBI LODR norms during the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Meanwhile, Tata Power's legal challenge against arbitral awards was rejected by the Singapore International Commercial Court, with the company planning to appeal within the stipulated 28-day period.
GK Energy received a Letter of Empanelment for a ₹455-crore project from a state government-owned power distribution company to install rooftop solar systems across 1 lakh households. IRB Infrastructure Developers' board approved an investment of up to ₹351 crore in IRB InvIT Fund for acquiring two highway project companies. Juniper Green Energy entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement with SJVN for a 50 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy project at ₹4.25 per unit tariff under the SJVN FDRE-2 scheme.
