💹 *Daily Business Briefs | Friday, 14 Aug 2026*

_Markets open — regular trading session_

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📊 *ECONOMY & POLICY*

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📉 *Trade deficit hits 6-month high of $31.98 bn*

July imports jumped to a 9-month high of $76.22 bn while exports rose 19.63% to $44.24 bn. Widening gap adds to rupee and current-account watch points.

📎 _Read: Business Standard_

https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/india-trade-deficit-six-month-high-july-2026-126081301078_1.html

📈 *Electronics exports surge 11-fold to ₹4.24 lakh crore*

Electronics goods are now India’s third-largest export category at $47.96 bn in FY25, per government data; women make up ~30% of the manufacturing workforce, ~70% in mobile assembly specifically.

_Source substituted — BusinessLine link was blocked; sourced via ANI._

📎 _Read: ANI_

https://aninews.in/news/business/indias-electronics-exports-surge-11-fold-to-rs-424-lakh-crore-womens-workforce-nears-3020260813150910

🛣️ *UP allocates ₹15,400 cr for expressway expansion*

Supplementary budget grants ₹6,500 cr for land acquisition on the new Vindhya Expressway (Ganga Expressway–Sonbhadra link) plus ₹5,700 cr for the Meerut–Prayagraj Ganga Expressway extension. Positive for road-construction and cement names with UP exposure.

📎 _Read: Business Standard_

https://www.business-standard.com/economy/uttar-pradesh/up-govt-fast-tracks-expressway-expansion-with-15-400-crore-allocation-126081301372_1.html

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🌍 *GLOBAL & WORLD*

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🔥 *China extends anti-dumping duties on Indian optical fibre for 5 years*

Duties unchanged at 7.4–30.6% across Indian exporters — a continuing headwind for the optical-fibre export segment into the Chinese market.

📎 _Read: Business Standard_

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/china-extends-anti-dumping-duties-on-indian-optical-fibre-for-5-years-126081300835_1.html

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_Compiled by InvestoScope · 14 Aug 2026_