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SBI Funds Management secured ₹1,655 crore from investors before its IPO. This pre-IPO share sale occurred ahead of the company’s upcoming public offering. The asset manager’s ₹11,693 crore IPO is the largest public issue scheduled for 2026. PI Opportunities Fund-II and Enam’s Akash Manek Bhanshali were among the significant investors. The transaction involved selling a 1.42% stake at ₹574 per share.

Groww experienced a temporary disruption affecting client fund withdrawals on Friday. This incident was attributed to an issue with its cloud service provider, Google Cloud Platform. Some users also reported difficulties depositing money into their accounts. The brokerage stated the problem was promptly resolved before market closing. Customers could then access their funds after the disruption ended.

Indian equity indices saw a rise on Friday, boosted by information technology stocks. Tata Consultancy Services’ earnings met expectations, easing sector concerns which helped the market. The benchmark indices, however, finished the week marginally lower, ending a winning streak. Renewed West Asia tensions kept investor optimism in check earlier in the week. Brent crude futures traded above $76 a barrel on Friday evening.

Five stocks in the Nifty500 segment that gained over 5% featured in the RSI Trending Up scan on July 9 after showing improving momentum. The RSI moved above the 50 mark from lower levels, signalling strengthening price action, improving sentiment and potential short-term buying opportunities for traders tracking bullish technical setups.

The IC Electricals IPO received an overwhelming response from investors, with the public issue being subscribed 420.09 times by the close of bidding.

Even with Friday’s decline, both crude benchmarks were set to end the week higher. Brent was on course to gain about 6%, while WTI was poised to rise nearly 5%.

The IPO received a solid response on Day 1, with the issue subscribed 3.45 times against the 1.14 crore shares on offer. The retail investor portion was subscribed 3.52 times, while the Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs) category saw a strong 7.35-times subscription.

Brent crude futures gained 78 cents, or 1%, to $78.8 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 74 cents, or 1.01%, to $74.26 a barrel. On Wednesday, the two benchmarks had settled at their highest levels in more than two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of additional strikes on Iran as early as Wednesday night.

The anchor book will open on Monday, July 13. The IPO will open for subscription on Tuesday, July 14, and close on Thursday, July 16.

Brent crude futures climbed $1.62, or 2.16%, to $76 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.63, or 2.31%, to $72 a barrel. Both benchmarks had already advanced about 3% on Tuesday after the United States withdrew the general licence that had allowed the sale of Iranian crude following the vessel attacks.