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NIFTY 23,767 ▼ 2.33%BANK NIFTY 56,694 ▼ 3.12%NIFTY IT 28,768 ▼ 1.57%NIFTY PHARMA 25,548 ▼ 0.38%BANDHANBNK 166 ▼ 22.19%GALLANTT 521 ▼ 20.02%CIEINDIA 414 ▼ 12.66%DATAPATTNS 4,584 ▲ 12.21%ABSLAMC 1,017 ▼ 11.61%TARIL 295 ▼ 11.28%CEMPRO 1,441 ▼ 10.77%FLUOROCHEM 4,574 ▲ 10.35%M&MFIN 356 ▲ 9.96%ACUTAAS 3,260 ▼ 9.94%NIFTY 23,767 ▼ 2.33%BANK NIFTY 56,694 ▼ 3.12%NIFTY IT 28,768 ▼ 1.57%NIFTY PHARMA 25,548 ▼ 0.38%BANDHANBNK 166 ▼ 22.19%GALLANTT 521 ▼ 20.02%CIEINDIA 414 ▼ 12.66%DATAPATTNS 4,584 ▲ 12.21%ABSLAMC 1,017 ▼ 11.61%TARIL 295 ▼ 11.28%CEMPRO 1,441 ▼ 10.77%FLUOROCHEM 4,574 ▲ 10.35%M&MFIN 356 ▲ 9.96%ACUTAAS 3,260 ▼ 9.94%

Morning brief · Sunday, 26 July 2026

Investor jitters grow over Emerald Finance's delayed presentation and radio silence

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Indian markets ended the week with a significant downturn, as benchmark indices saw a broad based selloff led by banking stocks. While the Nifty 50 shed over two percent to close at 23,767 and the Bank Nifty fell more than three percent, a few outliers like Data Patterns and Gujarat Fluorochemicals defied the trend with double digit gains.

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@suru27 · on X

Kumar Saurabh notes that CUMI is strategically divesting from two international subsidiaries, Awuko in Germany and Foskor Zirconia in South Africa, which are projected to incur losses of around ₹75 crore and ₹58 crore respectively in FY26. This move is aimed at streamlining CUMI's global portfolio and eliminating these recurring losses that have been a drag on the company. Saurabh highlights that once these exits are finalized, the company's financial performance should no longer be negatively impacted by these underperforming assets.

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Emerald Finance Limited

M.cap ₹201 Cr

A hushed but intense conversation is swirling around Emerald Finance, a small firm with a market cap of just over 201 crore. Investors have been voicing frustrations over what they see as a lack of timely communication, specifically questioning the delay in the release of a new investor presentation. Some have expressed deeper concerns, with one investor noting a decision to sell their stake because the company's presentations do not disclose its gross non-performing assets. In the absence of official updates, the community has taken to its own channels, with some members directly posing questions to the company and sharing the alleged responses.

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