Jio Financial Services’ partnership with Bank of America, alongside significant index changes and company orders, sets the stage for a dynamic trading session in India as it expands its financial footprint and attracts investor attention.
Indian markets are likely to see a busy session after Jio Financial Services announced a major strategic tie-up with Bank of America, under which the US lender will take a 49.9% stake in Jio Credit for $1.9 billion, or about ₹18,268 crore. According to the exchange filing cited by The Hindu BusinessLine, the investment will be routed through a preferential issue and warrants, giving the two firms a joint venture structure around the lending arm.
The move comes as Jio Financial continues to broaden its footprint across financial services. The company was spun out of Reliance Industries and listed in 2023, and it has since expanded into asset management, wealth and broking through partnerships, while also building out digital payments and insurance offerings. Any fresh deal of this size is likely to reinforce investor attention on the group’s ability to scale its lending business.
Groww and Laurus Labs are also in the spotlight after being added to the MSCI India Index, a change that can trigger fund inflows from index-tracking investors. Research on Groww indicates that the Bengaluru-based fintech had 14.38 million active users as of June 30, 2025, up 33.43% year on year, underscoring the platform’s rapid expansion in retail investing. At the same time, SBI Cards & Payment, Astral and Balkrishna Industries have been dropped from the index, which may weigh on those stocks.
Among company-specific triggers, Diamond Power Infrastructure said it received a letter of intent worth ₹61.03 crore from Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam to supply 33 kV HT XLPE cable, with deliveries due from September 2026 to January 2027. Texmaco Rail & Engineering has won a ₹77.76 crore order from Ivc Logistics for three rakes of ACT1 wagons and one BVCM wagon per rake, with delivery due by March 31, 2027.
Bharti Airtel is also likely to draw interest after discontinuing prepaid plans that offered 1.5 GB of daily data with unlimited calling, according to details on its app. The withdrawn plans included ₹299, ₹319, ₹579, ₹619 and ₹649 packs, leaving users of the popular lower-cost options to move to pricier alternatives with more data. In a separate development, Krystal Integrated Services said it has bought full ownership of Citelum India, opening a new push into city lighting and urban infrastructure, while Vascon Engineers won a ₹126.39 crore order to build a 300-bed hospital in Wardha, Maharashtra.
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