Coal India reported June-quarter net profit of ₹8,850 crore, up 0.7% year on year, even as expenses rose 27% to ₹3,260 crore. The company attributed the cost increase to higher spending on explosives and oil and lubricants linked to the West Asia conflict. Coal output fell 7.5% to 169.63 million tonnes, while offtake rose to 197.86 million tonnes. Coal India also declared an interim dividend of ₹5.50 per equity share.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act, allowing the state to require mandatory age verification and parental consent for users under 16 on platforms such as Instagram and YouTube. The law took effect in January 2024 but had been halted by a federal district court. The panel said the measure does not violate the First Amendment and is narrowly tailored to protect children. Meta and Google, among the operators explicitly implicated, face substantial compliance burdens and potential pressure on user activity.

Meta is lobbying the U.S. Congress to insert a legal immunity provision into the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) that would limit state-law child-harm claims tied to products such as Instagram. If enacted, the language could protect Meta and other platforms such as YouTube from existing and future suits, though Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s office said it had not seen the text and would not consider it. KOSA passed the Senate by a 91-3 vote in 2024 but stalled in the House, and it has been reintroduced this year.

Reliance Industries said it will shift all of its in-house crude refining output toward making chemicals and new materials, accelerating a move from traditional refining to higher-value OiltoChemicals & Materials. The strategy includes large-scale green infrastructure investment and aims to create 2,00,000 green jobs through the Giga Complex and the Kutch Solar Farm. The plan does not change the current crude supply-demand balance but signals a fundamental shift in how India’s largest refiner intends to use crude oil as end demand moves toward chemical feedstock, which could provide structural support to oil prices.

The Andhra Pradesh government said the Jonnagiri gold project in Anantapur district, with 13 tonnes of reserves, is set to move into the commercial production phase. It is also drawing up a plan to attract investment of over ₹20,000 crore to set up titanium sponge, titanium metal, rare earth and advanced mineral processing industries. The state said it holds India’s second-largest beach sand mineral deposits after Tamil Nadu, containing minerals including titanium and zircon, alongside exploration work for iron ore and limestone and the identification of four potential gold mining sites.

Trump and Iran’s president signed an agreement to end the West Asia war, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen immediately. After the announcement, oil prices fell more than 3% in a single day, extending losses since the weekend. The accord also includes an immediate U.S. waiver of oil sanctions on Iran and a pledge to facilitate a $300 billion reconstruction fund once a nuclear agreement is reached. A 60-day technical negotiating period will focus on Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles and regional activities, though the ballistic-missile issue is not included in the text.

印度卢比兑美元收盘上涨14个基点至94.36，主因美伊电子签署核谈判框架备忘录提振全球风险情绪，叠加布伦特原油期货下跌2.33%至77.70美元/桶，缓解印度进口压力。美元指数升至100.59，但美联储鹰派立场被部分对冲。外资当日净买入A股101.59亿卢比，Sensex与Nifty同步上涨。

India’s crude oil imports in May rose 1.41% from a year earlier to 21.6 million metric tons, while the import bill surged 81.6% to $18.7 billion. LNG import volumes fell 21% to 2,266 million metric standard cubic metre per day, but the bill was unchanged at $1.1 billion. The figures underscore higher energy procurement costs amid geopolitical tensions, according to provisional data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

Tesla opened its fifth Experience Center in India in Hyderabad on June 17, 2026, and said it will roll out its Supercharger network while starting local deliveries and aftersales operations. The company said it already operates five Supercharger stations with 20 connectors in India, and is planning charging corridors across major cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Tesla also showcased two new Model Y variants, with the 2026 Model Y Premium RearWheel Drive priced at ₹50.89 lakh. The move signals Tesla’s India push shifting from display-led activity to on-the-ground operations.