Adani stocks climb 0.5–3.5% on reports US DOJ near dropping fraud charges against Gautam Adani

Adani group equities rallied after reports the US Department of Justice is close to dropping criminal fraud charges against chairman Gautam Adani. The conglomerate has also resolved a related SEC civil suit alleging bribery of Indian officials, removing a key overhang on retail-facing units like Adani Enterprises.

— Filed Fri, 15 May, 2026, 10:05 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Adani group stocks rose 0.5-3.5% on reports the US DOJ is close to dropping criminal fraud charges against Gautam Adani. Adani also resolved a related SEC civil fraud lawsuit over alleged bribery of Indian officials.

Why this matters

Builds on prior reports of US moves to dismiss the fraud case and the $18M SEC settlement, which together clear runway for Adani Airports retail capital raise and dollar bond access.

Retail-company signals steady at 288 in last 90 days.