Finance news on March 20, 2026

1. 0121:00 UTC

   Coverage recordfreepressseries.co.uk: “Hargreaves Lansdown IT outage halts customer trades and transactions”

   8 outlets · first: freepressseries.co.uk Markets

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by freepressseries.co.uk, timesandstar.co.uk, impartialreporter.com, Barry And District News, halsteadgazette.co.uk, heraldseries.co.uk, wharfedaleobserver.co.uk and redditchadvertiser.co.uk.

   • Hargreaves Lansdown

2. 0220:30 UTC

   Stocks sink amid fears over Iran war and high interest rates

   4 outlets · first: wymg.com Markets

   Reported by wymg.com, coast931.com, lazer993.com and wbco.com.

   • Iran

3. 0307:16 UTC

   Unilever confirms talks on McCormick offer for food business

   2 outlets · first: Bloomberg Markets

   Reported by Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha.

   • Unilever

4. 0405:45 UTC

   Chinese Firms Test Hong Kong Market with $680M IPO Push Amid Red-Chip Scrutiny

   2 outlets · first: dealstreetasia.com IPOs

   Machine summary Five Chinese firms are seeking a combined $680 million through Hong Kong listings.

   1. Five Chinese firms are seeking a combined $680 million in Hong Kong IPOs
   2. The listings are being scrutinized under 'red-chip' regulatory frameworks

   Reported by dealstreetasia.com and ZAWYA.

   • Chinese Firms

5. 0508:34 UTC

   AJC Jewel Manufacturers Limited reports 69.22% QoQ rise in Q3 FY 2025-26 net profit

   2 outlets · first: Aninews Earnings

   Machine summary AJC Jewel Manufacturers Ltd. reported a 69.22% quarter-on-quarter increase in net profit for Q3 FY 2025-26. The company is now pivoting toward the B2C silver fashion segment with the launch of Esthara Jewels and expanding its international footprint via a Sharjah-based subsidiary.

   1. Net Profit (PAT) surged 69.22% quarter-over-quarter to ₹345.31 lakhs
   2. 9M FY26 profit of ₹606.19 lakhs has already exceeded total FY25 profit by 111.7%
   3. Total income for Q3 reached ₹8,854.93 lakhs, a 19% sequential increase
   4. EBITDA margins expanded by 149 basis points to 6.34%
   5. Launching Esthara Jewels, a B2C silver fashion brand, in March 2026

   Reported by Aninews and Latestly.

   • Esthara Jewels
   • AJC Jewel Manufacturers Ltd.

6. 0623:41 UTC

   Pepeto updates defi exchange bridge, reports say

   2 outlets · first: The Manila Times Markets

   Machine summary markets.businessinsider.com reported that Pepeto updated its DeFi exchange bridge, with the headline stating it is solving the Ethereum blockchain.

   1. Pepeto updated its defi exchange bridge, according to the reports.
   2. The reports state the bridge addresses the Ethereum blockchain.

   Reported by markets.businessinsider.com and The Manila Times.

   • Ethereum
   • Pepeto

7. 0703:15 UTC

   HK stocks slip as five mainland firms launch IPO sales

   1 outlet · first: gbcode.rthk.hk IPOs

   Machine summary Hong Kong stocks slipped as five mainland firms launched initial public offering sales, according to RTHK reports.

   1. Hong Kong stocks slipped, according to RTHK reports.
   2. Five mainland firms launched IPO sales, according to RTHK reports.

   Reported by gbcode.rthk.hk and news.rthk.hk.

8. 0802:35 UTC

   Nvidia reports $216bn revenue for fiscal 2026, up 65%

   1 outlet · first: fool.com Markets

   Machine summary According to Harsh Chauhan of fool.com, Nvidia’s fiscal 2026 revenue was almost $216 billion, a 65% increase over the previous year. The report put the current-quarter revenue outlook at $78 billion, a 77% year-over-year increase, and said data center revenue for the latest fiscal year was just under $194 billion. It also said physical AI applications contributed $6 billion to fiscal 2026 revenue.

   1. The report said Nvidia has an estimated 90% share of the global AI chip market.

   Reported by fool.com.

   • NVIDIA

9. 0906:18 UTC

   ams OSRAM publishes 2025 annual report

   1 outlet · first: ca.marketscreener.com Earnings

   Machine summary ca.marketscreener.com reports that ams OSRAM has published its 2025 Annual Report.

   Reported by ca.marketscreener.com and sa.marketscreener.com.

   • ams-OSRAM

10. 1018:24 UTC

    Evolve European Banks and Global Healthcare ETFs declare monthly dividends

    1 outlet · first: Seeking Alpha Markets

    Machine summary Seeking Alpha reports that two Evolve ETFs, one focused on European banks and one on global healthcare, declared monthly dividends; the reports describe both as enhanced-yield and hedged.

    Reported by Seeking Alpha.

    • Evolve European Banks Enhanced Yield ETF Hedged
    • Evolve Global Healthcare Enhanced Yield ETF Hedged

11. 1120:17 UTC

    Nasdaq, S&P 500 fall to six-month lows amid Iran war

    1 outlet · first: Rttnews Markets

    Machine summary Nasdaq and the S&P 500 fell to six-month lows amid an ongoing Iran war, according to reports.

    1. Nasdaq fell to a six-month low, according to reports.
    2. The S&P 500 fell to a six-month low, according to reports.
    3. The declines were reported amid an ongoing Iran war.

    Reported by Rttnews.

    • Iran
    • Nasdaq

12. 1212:14 UTC

    Coverage recordInvesting Australia: “Earnings call transcript: CK Asset’s H2 2026 shows growth and challenges”

    1 outlet · first: Investing Australia Earnings

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by Investing Australia, Investing India and Investing Nigeria.

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