Laxmi India Finance Ltd garnered over Rs 75 crore from anchor investors, including Saint Capital Fund and BNP Paribas Financial Markets, prior to its IPO launch. The IPO, opening July 29, comprises a fresh issue and offer for sale, targeting Rs 254.26 crore. Proceeds will bolster the NBFC s capital for lending.

The Initial Public Offering of Aditya Infotech opened on July 29. The IPO aims to raise Rs 1,300 crore. The company fixed the price band at Rs 640–675 per share. The IPO will remain open until July 31. The company is a technology solutions provider. It specializes in security surveillance and enterprise communication systems.

Brigade Hotel Ventures IPO allotment is expected today. The IPO saw a subscription of 4.48 times. Retail investors subscribed the most at 6.4 times. Qualified institutional buyers bid 5.42 times. Non-institutional investors subscribed 1.92 times. The company will list on BSE and NSE on July 31. Allotment status can be checked on KFin Technologies and BSE websites.

Brokerages have shared their latest stock picks, highlighting attractive opportunities across sectors for the next 12 months.

Monarch Surveyors and Engineering is set to debut on the BSE SME platform with a strong grey market premium of Rs 210, indicating a potential 84% listing gain. The IPO, which closed on July 24, was oversubscribed by 250.65 times, driven by significant interest across all investor categories.

"RSI trending up" means that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) values are increasing, suggesting strengthening momentum in the price of the stock. This can indicate potential upward movement and may be used by traders to identify buying opportunities.

Angel One s Rajesh Bhosale suggests the market may remain pressured unless it surpasses 25,000, with 24,600 as a crucial support level. While FMCG and pharma sectors offer some support, heavyweights lag.

Gold has emerged as the fastest growing component of India s foreign exchange reserves in recent years, with the value of the yellow metal climbing more than 80% in the past 5 years. Its share in India s foreign exchange reserves climbed to 12.1% as of July 18, 2025, from 8.9% as of July 19, 2024.

HDFC Bank raised its LCR by 6 percentage points to 124%, Yes Bank by 10 percentage points to 135%, while Canara Bank saw the largest increase, with its LCR rising to 144% from 125% in Q4FY25. On average, LCR rose by approximately 6.5 percentage points during the June quarter of FY26, showed an analysis of the earnings statements.