Indian equities come under heavy selling pressure as rising US Treasury yields trigger risk-off sentiment; financial stocks lead declines while NSE shares rebound after a modest listing.

₹150.71-crore issue receives strong early demand as brokerages point to vertical integration, healthy margins and capacity expansion, while highlighting exposure to global auto demand, tariffs and currency movements.

Steel stocks gain as domestic prices strengthen, demand improves and raw-material availability supports the outlook; Motilal Oswal says pricing discipline will be critical for margins in H2FY27.

Domestic airlines carried 12.13 million passengers in August, while Air India Group gained market share and IndiGo's share declined; industry traffic remained broadly flat during the first eight months of 2026.

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Court raises serious concerns over a cancer medicine carrying an MRP of ₹27,000 despite being supplied to retailers at ₹2,700, highlighting the impact of excessive medicine pricing on patients and public healthcare schemes.

More than 600 million people now have access to annual health cover of up to ₹5 lakh, while the scheme has funded over 13 crore hospital admissions worth ₹2 lakh crore.

Motilal Oswal sees improving asset quality, stronger deposit mobilisation and fading MFI and fraud-related pressures supporting an earnings recovery at IDFC First Bank.

Government and PSU exposure provides scale and execution visibility, but customer concentration, leverage and profitability remain key concerns for investors.