🗞️ Daily Business Brief – Jan 01, 2026
- FIIs / DIIs Flow FIIs net sold ₹3,268.60 Cr, while DIIs net bought ₹1,525.89 Cr in equities (provisional).
- Fuel Prices No change in household LPG prices; CNG and PNG prices reduced from January 1.
- Dec Auto Sales – Hero MotoCorp Total sales at 4.56 lakh units vs CNBC-TV18 poll of 4.10 lakh units.
- Bharat Forge Growth plan remains intact irrespective of India–US trade deal; management cites sharp 45–50% slowdown in US market as key challenge, not tariffs.
- Bharat Taxi Service to be officially launched by January-end after successful pilot run, says Cooperation Ministry.
- Dec Auto Sales – TVS Motor Total sales at 4.81 lakh units vs CNBC-TV18 poll of 3.96 lakh units.
- AkzoNobel India FY19 GST demand reduced sharply from ₹177 crore to ₹42 lakh.
- South Indian Bank – Q3 Update Gross advances up 11.27% YoY at ₹96,765 Cr; total deposits up 12.17% YoY at ₹1.18 lakh Cr; CASA up 14.65% YoY at ₹37,640 Cr; CASA ratio at 31.84% vs 31.15% YoY.
- IMD Weather Forecast Above-normal temperatures likely in parts of Northwest, Northeast & Southern Peninsular India during Jan–Mar; normal to above-normal max temperatures expected across most regions.
- Indian Bank – Business Update Total business up 13.4% YoY at ₹14.30 lakh Cr; gross advances up 14.5% YoY at ₹6.40 lakh Cr; total deposits up 12.5% YoY at ₹7.90 lakh Cr.
- Tyre Industry (TII) Industry body shocked by duty hike announced on Dec 31, 2025; urges govt to review calculations, warning impact on livelihoods of over 4 crore people.
- Dec Auto Sales – Hyundai Motor Total sales at 58,702 units vs CNBC-TV18 poll of 62,667 units.
- Dec Auto Sales – Force Motors Total sales up 49.7% YoY at 3,048 units vs 2,036 units.
- Dec Auto Sales – Tata Motors CV Total sales at 42,508 units vs CNBC-TV18 poll of 38,550 units.
- Dec Auto Sales – Tata Motors PV Total sales at 50,519 units vs CNBC-TV18 poll of 52,500 units.
- Dec Auto Sales – Ashok Leyland Total sales at 21,533 units vs CNBC-TV18 poll of 19,833 units.
- Cigarette Prices Prices likely to be increased by 20–30% following excise duty hike, sources say.
- APL Apollo – Q3 Update Total sales volume up 7.24% QoQ and 11% YoY at 9.16 lakh tonnes.
- Eicher Motors – Royal Enfield Total sales at 1.03 lakh units vs poll of 98,333 units; sales up 30% YoY. Sub-350cc sales up 37% YoY, while >350cc sales down 19% YoY.
- Maruti Suzuki – Dec Auto Sales Total sales at 2.17 lakh units vs poll of 2.12 lakh units; up 22.2% YoY. Domestic PV sales up 37.5% YoY; Alto & S-Presso sales up 92% YoY.
- Karur Vysya Bank – Business Update Total deposits up 15.57% YoY & 3.71% QoQ at ₹1.10 lakh Cr; total business up 16.29% YoY & 4.15% QoQ at ₹2.03 lakh Cr.
- Coal India – Dec Update Coal production up 4.6% YoY at 75.70 MT; offtake down 5.2% YoY at 64.90 MT.
- NMDC – Dec Update Iron ore production up 14.6% YoY at 5.4 MT; sales up 18.7% YoY at 4.64 MT.
- KEC International Bags orders worth ₹1,050 crore across various businesses.
- NLC India Transfers 7 renewable energy assets to subsidiary.
- Ola Electric Launches Roadster X electric motorcycle in India.
- RailTel Secures order worth ₹567.1 million.
- Olectra Green Declares Dec 31, 2025, as commercial operation date for EV facility.
- Aurobindo Pharma To acquire non-oncology prescription formulations business of Khandelwal Laboratories for ₹3.25 billion.
- MOIL Increases prices of most manganese ore grades by 3–10%; cuts prices for select lower-grade SMGR variants.
- Time Technoplast Receives approval to manufacture Type-3 fully wrapped composite cylinders for compressed gases.
- BEL Wins contract worth ₹5.7 billion.
- Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Q3 FY25 provisional business up 14.28% YoY at ₹1,07,470 Cr; advances up 16.30%; deposits up 12.53%.
- Hi-Tech Pipes Achieves highest-ever Q3 sales volume of 1,36,067 MT; up 10% YoY and 9% QoQ.
- Caplin Point Laboratories Acquires 10 approved ANDAs; addressable market of $473.2 million.
- Oriental Rail Infrastructure Railway Board approves Oriental Foundry to operate as wagon leasing company.
- Steel Strips Wheels Records highest-ever monthly sales in Dec 2025; turnover up 22.44% YoY to ₹446.59 Cr.
- ITC Shares fall to 21-month low after cigarette excise duty hike and block deal.
- Escorts Kubota – Dec Sales Total sales at 7,577 units vs 5,472 units YoY.
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