Daily Market News Update — 07th-08th May 2026

Midnight News Update: 07-08 May 2026

According to a report jointly authored by NASSCOM and Zinnov, there are nearly 2,117 global capability centres (GCCs) in India employing more than 23.6 lakh people. More importantly, over 25% of the Fortune 2,000 companies have a GCC presence in India, and in most cases, the accent is shifting from execution to value addition. Most of these GCCs are extensively leveraging AI in their business. The GCCs generated combined revenues of $98 billion, and have been a major contributor to services exports. More than half the GCCs function at a high-maturity level.

For Q4FY26, BSE Ltd reported 32.5% higher net profits sequentially at ₹797 crore. Revenues from operations were also up 26% at ₹1,564 crore, making it a business with over 50% net margins. EBITDA also rose by 44% QOQ to ₹1,061 crore with the EBITDA margins improving sharply by 860 bps to 67.9%. BSE Ltd will pay a final dividend of ₹10 per share, subject to shareholder approval. For the fourth quarter, India’s largest stock exchange (NSE) had reported 8.34% higher net profits at ₹2,871 crore while total income was also up 22% yoy at ₹5,360 crore for Q4FY26.

IIFL Capital will raise ₹2,000 crore through a preferential issue to a Fairfax-backed entity. Prem Watsa of Fairfax Holdings has been a long-time investor in IIFL Capital (formerly IIFL Securities Ltd). IIFL Capital will issue a total of 5.71 crore shares at a price of ₹350 per share through the private placement route. Fairfax’s Mauritius arm, FIH Holdings, will increase its stake in IIFL Capital post this transaction, from 27.18% to 38.47%. Fairfax Holdings will now have the right to nominate 2 directors to the board of IIFL Capital. The EGM for approval is scheduled on 01-June.

Fintech company, InCred, has filed DRHP for a fresh issue of shares worth ₹1,250 crore. In addition, there will also be an offer for sale (OFS) component of nearly 9.9 crore equity shares. KKR India will be one of the early investors looking for an exit via the IPO route. The fresh funds will be used to expand the capital base of its subsidiary, InCred Financial Services. It will be used to boost the lending business. It is principally into giving personal loans and education loans; which jointly contribute about 77% of the total revenues of InCred. Its total AUM stood at ₹14,448 crore.

At a time when markets are very volatile, Nifty Mid-Cap 100 touched a new high. In the last few quarters, select mid-cap companies have been re-rated on the back of earnings momentum in the markets. Also, institutional participation in mid-caps has been growing rapidly. On Thursday, the Nifty Mid-Cap 100 index touched a lifetime high of 62,094 levels. Over last 1 month, the mid-cap indices have gained close to 17% and that is making a huge difference. Mid-cap sectors like pharma, financial services, and auto components got a leg-up from strong domestic consumption.

Gold shipments into India are facing a long wait as there is still lack of taxation clarity in the new fiscal year. This has the potential to create shortages in the local market and spike the gold prices. Gold shipments are not released until there is a clear exemption from the central government or where there is notification issued by the customs. However, with the customs clearances taking longer than expected, much of the gold flows into India are being routed through the International Bullion Exchange, a platform on the GIFT City in Gandhinagar, which takes longer.

As input costs rise for most industries, FMCG companies like Dabur are the worst hit. The company has been forced to cut its pack size and also raise the market price of products to offset the spike in input costs. Dabur expects the El Nino conditions to trigger a sharp spike in demand for soft drinks this summer. Net profits for the quarter were up by 15% at ₹369 crore. Since this cost-push inflation, the impact falls on input costs, which makes price hikes inevitable. The price hike and the size standardization will help offset input cost spike. Volumes grew by a healthy 6% in Q4.

Tata group and the JSW group are investing upwards of $1 billion to focus more on EV, battery tech, and other appliances. By building local capabilities electric vehicles and battery technologies, the companies will also be giving a boost to domestic technologies. Battery is the most critical part of any EV and also the priciest, accounting for more than 50% of the cost of hardware. Also, China is becoming wary of transferring technology with respect to advanced batteries and EV tech. This has been one of the biggest thorns, as it is the source of friction in most of the partnerships.