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Mumbai, June 21, 2026, 23:40 IST Indian markets were closed on Sunday. HDFC Bank finished Friday at ₹779.80 on the National Stock Exchange, down 2.4% from Thursday, after the shares turned ex-dividend for a proposed ₹13 final payout. Ex-dividend means buyers from that date no longer qualify for the payment. Adjusted for the dividend, the decline was closer to 0.8%. (Investing.com) That distinction matters. The headline fall suggested a sharp response to the latest boardroom developments, but the adjusted move points to a more limited negative reaction.

Mumbai, June 21, 2026, 21:36 IST Bharti Airtel heads into the new week on strong footing after bucking Friday’s broad selloff. The stock ended up 1.8% on BSE, while the Sensex lost 0.78%. That gap set the stock apart in the last session. (MarketWatch) Timing is key here. Reliance Jio is moving toward a public listing, setting up a direct comparison for investors between India’s two telecom leaders. Jio claims more users at home. Airtel gets higher ARPU and its earnings are spread out across more regions.

Bengaluru, June 21, 2026, 19:38 IST Infosys came into Monday trading close to its lowest in almost six years after taking a hit from Friday’s tech rout. The stock dropped up to 9% to 1,030 rupees on the BSE before recouping some of the slide, wiping out nearly 400 billion rupees in market value at the low. (The Economic Times) Accenture’s results set off the move. The consulting giant trimmed its 2026 revenue growth target in local currency to 3%-4%, down from the earlier 3%-5% range. Bookings for the quarter dropped 2% to $19.3 billion. Discretionary tech spending is still

Mumbai, June 21, 2026, 04:33 IST Indian stocks start a holiday-shortened week as their oil-led bounce gets put to the test. On Saturday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz was closed again. U.S. officials countered that 55 merchant ships had cleared the strait and talks were going on in Switzerland, according to Reuters. India faces more risk now as cheap crude has helped stocks, the rupee, and inflation prospects. Brent ended Friday at about $80.38 per barrel, down around 8% this week. A threat to Gulf shipping could push prices back up when energy markets reopen.