Qualcomm shares have fallen about 38% from their year-to-date high, while the company reported fiscal third-quarter revenue down 4% year over year to $9.9 billion and a 20% drop in handset revenue. The company now expects non-handset QCT revenue to exceed $40 billion by fiscal 2029, nearly doubling its previous $22 billion goal, with automotive and IoT contributing more than $24 billion and data centers over $15 billion. Management also projects data center revenue of about $5 billion in fiscal 2027. Analyst sentiment has improved in recent months.

UK-based Prudential plans to sell up to 98.85 lakh shares, or 2% of ICICI Prudential AMC, via the open market on Aug. 27. If fully completed, promoter and promoter group ownership will fall to 85.60% from 87.60%. ICICI Bank, the other promoter, said it will not buy shares of the asset manager from the open market on Aug. 27. The stock fell 1.90% on Wednesday to close at Rs 3,223.60.

J.M. Smucker reported fiscal 2025 first-quarter net income of $324.3 million, or $3.03 per share, with adjusted earnings of $3.24 per share. The adjusted result exceeded analysts’ expectations of $2.21 per share, according to Zacks Investment Research. Revenue was $2.22 billion, above the $2.11 billion forecast. The company said it expects full-year earnings of $10.50 to $11 per share.

3M India reported FY26 revenue of ₹5,089.8 crore, up 14.5% year on year, and net profit of ₹522.3 crore, a 9.7% increase. Pretax profit (after exceptional items) rose 15.6%. All four business segments posted double-digit growth, led by Healthcare at 17.5%. The board recommended a dividend of ₹506 per equity share, which the new chairman and managing director addressed at the annual general meeting.

WTI crude oil fell 3.12% to a named October 2026 NYMEX settlement of $82.36 per barrel on Aug 25, 2026, as traders viewed new U.S. sanctions and Iran-related talks as less threatening to near-term supply. Read the daily analysis of WTI Crude Oil's geopolitical-risk outlook, momentum risk and key technical levels.

Brent crude oil (BRENT) fell 3.89% to $88.58 per barrel on Aug 25 as traders judged expanded US sanctions on Iran less threatening to immediate supply. Read the daily analysis of Brent crude oil's sanctions-driven outlook, momentum risk and key technical levels.

NVIDIA (NVDA) rose 2.19% to $213.05 on August 25, 2026, as technology shares rebounded and attention turned to its scheduled earnings report. Read the daily analysis of NVIDIA's pre-earnings outlook, momentum risk and key technical levels.

India’s government said it will allow 1 million tons of duty-free sugar imports and let refiners sell some processed sugar domestically instead of exporting it, tempering expectations that the country will need to buy as much from abroad. New York raw sugar futures slid as much as 3% to 17.13 cents a pound in intraday trading on Tuesday. London white sugar futures fell as much as 3.9% over the same period.