Merck (MRK) rose 12.60% to $152.20 on August 19, 2026 after positive Phase 3 intismeran-Keytruda melanoma data. Read its momentum risk and key technical levels.

Krystal Integrated Services said it will hold its annual general meeting on September 22 and has proposed a dividend of ₹1.50 per share. The company recently won a ₹134.0 crore order, equal to about 40.1% of its average quarterly revenue over the last four quarters. Over the same period, operating profit margins ranged between 6.32% and 6.70%, while annual revenue increased from ₹711.00 crore in FY23 to ₹1277.28 crore in FY26.

Spot gold jumped to $4,526 per ounce after a surprise liquidity support announcement by the US Treasury pushed yields and the dollar lower. Shares of Indian gold-loan lenders moved higher, with Muthoot Finance up more than 4% to Rs 2,985 and Manappuram Finance and IIFL Finance each up more than 3%. Gold’s rally also lifted collateral values for these lenders and improved sentiment even as Muthoot Finance remains down more than 22% in 2026 so far.

The Indian rupee strengthened 17 paise to 95.56 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday as the greenback weakened after the U.S. Treasury said it would double buybacks of longer-dated Treasury bonds to USD 4 billion. The dollar also came under pressure after the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes showed markets had scaled back expectations of further policy tightening. In the interbank market, the rupee opened at 95.57 and then moved up to 95.56.

Japanese shares rose as global bond yields fell, with the Nikkei 225 up 1% to 65,982.49 at the midday break and the Topix gaining 0.91% to 4,048.72. Sumitomo Metal Mining led advances with a 9.72% jump, while Sumitomo Pharma and Kansai Electric Power rose 8.70% and 8.09%. Investor risk appetite improved after U.S. Treasury buyback operations eased concerns in bond markets.

Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet launched a fixed-rate bond program on Aug. 20, 2026, beginning with four privately placed series totaling about 200 million yen, or roughly $1.3 million. The bonds have maturities of about three years, with annual interest rates ranging from 4% to 4.3%. The company also said a transfer of 5,014 Bitcoin between custody addresses was not a sale and that it still holds 43,000 BTC. The move opens another debt-based route to finance future Bitcoin buying.

Jaguar Health plans to file a new drug application for MVID in mid-2027 and said it could potentially secure U.S. approval by the end of 2027. In clinical trials, the drug showed it could reduce parenteral nutrition support by as much as 48%.

South Korea’s regulator has accepted BitGo Korea’s Virtual Asset Service Provider registration, clearing it to offer crypto custody and transfer services and making it the first newly established local entity of a global digital-asset firm to pass the process. The unit is backed by Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom, which hold 25% and 10% stakes respectively after partnering from 2023. BitGo has been under pressure as a newly listed company since its January 2026 NYSE debut, with shares sliding from $18 to $6.25 at the Aug. 19 close.