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18 June, 2026

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Recent IPO Updates

Zepto is preparing to launch a public issue worth ₹9,538 Cr in June, following regulatory progress toward a stock market listing later this year.
NSE could file its IPO papers with SEBI in early June, after clearing the last regulatory steps for its long-awaited listing.

P.E. & Funding Updates

Cashfree Payments plans a funding round of over $100 million in FY27 to support expansion, profitability and future listing plans.
VCs are investing more in deeptech startups as India’s RDI fund attracts fresh interest. The focus is on long-term technology bets, not quick returns.
Abcoffee successfully secured ₹61 Cr in its latest pre-Series B funding round to aggressively scale up its quick-service, tech-driven grab-and-go kiosks across high-density urban micro-markets. Abcoffee successfully secured ₹61 Cr in its latest pre-Series B funding round to aggressively scale up its quick-service, tech-driven grab-and-go kiosks across high-density urban micro-markets.

Business & Economic Updates

The Indian Rupee strengthened to ₹95.23 per USD, completing a three-day winning streak driven by cooling global crude prices and rising optimism around international stability.
Financial experts warn that recent increases in domestic petroleum prices could push short-term retail price inflation higher by 30 basis points (0.3%).
RBI is expected to prioritise managing cash availability and currency interventions rather than raising benchmark interest rates to keep domestic markets balanced.
The Indian government confirmed that regional stockpiles of agricultural nutrients are sufficient to meet the full demand of farmers for the upcoming monsoon sowing period.
The Finance Ministry highlighted that India’s fabric and garment manufacturing industry holds strong resilience and growth opportunities despite ongoing global economic headwinds.
Private equity and venture capital funds scaled back their Indian deployments by 50% in April, touching a 29-month low of ₹25,752 Cr as geopolitical strains slowed deal-making.
Indian Real Estate Investment Trusts handed out a bumper payout of nearly ₹9,000 Cr to their unitholders during the financial year ending March 2026, underlining strong commercial property yields.
SEBI cracked down heavily on retail stock manipulation by slapping a multi-year trading ban on seven entities found guilty of falsely inflating share volumes.
RBI has introduced stringent fit-and-proper guidelines for directors at urban cooperative banks to upgrade corporate governance standards and shield small depositor funds.
SEBI has proposed a dynamic, real-time framework to introduce options strike prices instantly, helping derivative traders navigate sudden, sharp intraday market swings safely.
The Indian Finance Ministry warned that volatile global fuel prices, fertiliser supply disruptions, and wild currency fluctuations remain the three biggest external threats to domestic economic stability.
India may see about 7% fewer domestic flights in June as rising fuel costs, a weaker rupee, and West Asia tensions hit airline demand and profitability.
Uttar Pradesh has received investment proposals worth about ₹95,000 crore from Asian economies, with electronics, manufacturing and services emerging as key sectors.
Credit card spending rose 7% year-on-year to ₹1.97 trillion in April, led by stronger card transactions and higher card usage across banks.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman urged SIDBI to offer customised credit models for MSMEs and startups, instead of using one-size-fits-all lending rules.
India’s pharma firms are expanding in the US through speciality drugs and complex therapies as generic growth slows.
Indian stocks rose more than 1% as optimism over a possible US-Iran deal eased oil prices, lifted the rupee, and improved market sentiment.
About 700,000 green card seekers are now in limbo after the US changed its process, leaving many Indian applicants anxious about delays and possible fresh applications from abroad.
India’s new IIP series will add rare earths, gas supply and water supply, making the industrial data more current and detailed from the June 1 release.
India wasted about 300 GWh of clean power in Q1 2026 because grid and transmission bottlenecks blocked solar evacuation, especially in the northern and western regions.
India Inc reported strong March-quarter revenue growth, but profits and margins were hit by higher input costs from the Iran-Israel war, rupee weakness, and cost inflation.
BMC has started the process to raise ₹1,000 crore through bonds in FY27, marking its first move into the debt market to fund big infrastructure needs.
State-run oil companies raised petrol and diesel prices by about ₹2.7 a litre, taking the total hike to around ₹7.5–8 in 11 days amid higher crude costs.
India’s fertiliser subsidy may cross ₹3 lakh crore if the West Asia crisis continues, as higher import prices and supply risks are pushing up costs.
Indian private companies are staying cautious and investing less, mainly because demand is weak, exports are slow, and global uncertainty is high. Their profits are rising, but fresh spending is still not picking up.

Geopolitical Updates

Indian oil refiners are rapidly shifting their crude oil purchases toward Latin American and African producers to avoid shipping bottlenecks triggered by the recent Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Sri Lanka is leaning heavily on its neighbouring commercial ties, with official data confirming India has firmly secured its spot as the island nation's second-largest export market.
US and Iran are driving down global commodity anxieties as fresh hopes for diplomatic peace agreements between the two nations soothe nervous international trade markets.
Marco Rubio said an India-US trade deal may be sealed within weeks, not months, while the article also notes tensions over his comments on India and the Taj Mahal.
India and South Korea have begun a new round of talks to upgrade their trade pact and narrow the trade deficit between the two countries.
India and Japan discussed ways to reduce energy supply disruptions, with both sides focusing on secure fuel supplies and stronger energy cooperation.
Trump linked any Iran deal to a broader push for more Muslim-majority nations to join the Abraham Accords, drawing support from allies but scepticism over linking normalisation to Iran talks.
Iran’s envoys met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha to discuss a possible US deal, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz, enriched uranium, frozen funds, and ending the war, though major gaps remain.

Source:

Financial Express, Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, Indian Startup News, Inc42, Entracker

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