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Foreign currency assets (FCA) stood at $566.54 billion, down $3.86 billion compared to last week
With 1.29-lakh crore already raised this year and marquee names such as Groww, Lenskart, PhonePe, and Pine Labs in the queue, the primary market shows no signs of slowing as year-end nears
Sensex falls 465 points or 0.55% to settle at 83,938.71, while the Nifty 50 declined 155 points or 0.6% to 25,722.10
Kalpataru Projects net debt declines 14% to 3,169 crore
The flagship model - a 17.6 MVA, 4X660V/33 kV, five-winding aluminium-wound IDT - has completed full type testing at CPRI
Shriram Finances assets under management expanded 15.74% to 2,81,309.46 crore as of September 30, 2025, from 2,43,042.55 crore a year earlier
Market pressures from declining equities and a resilient dollar counterbalance the rupees recovery, as global oil prices drop amid ongoing concerns over US inflation and interest rate stability
Shreeji Global FMCG to issue 68 lakh equity shares in price band of 120 - 125 a share
Brokerages have expressed an overall positive outlook on the IPO, recommending a subscribe rating
The IPO will open for subscription on November 6 and close on November 10. Bidding for anchor investors will open for a day on November 4
At 2.15 pm, the qualified institutional buyers portion was subscribed at 0.76 times, non-institutional investors 0.26 times, retail category was booked 1.03 times, and the employee quota at 0.88 times
Equity markets turned choppy on Friday with Sensex falling over 660 points intraday and Nifty 50 down nearly 190 points.
The partnership enables FLYR Hospitality to distribute RateGains SaaS products, including the Navigator platform, which provides real-time rate intelligence for hotel pricing decisions
Shares of AXISCADES Technologies were trading at 1,597.90 up by 49.70 or 3.21% on NSE at 12.38 pm
Sectoral trends were mixed, with financials and banks under pressure. Eicher Motors, L&T, and TCS were among top gainers, while Cipla and NTPC lagged.
The bank reported net interest income of 2,589 crore, missing estimates of 2,643 crore, as margins compressed 55 basis points to 5.8%
The SEBI is concerned about the delay in identifying the cause for the trading halt and could direct MCX to improve its system capacity, say sources
Silver too declined 410 to 1,48,430 per kg
For the first half of FY26, the company reported revenue of 5,273 crore, up 25 per cent year-on-year, with EBITDA growing 20 per cent to 619 crore
Under the agreement, L&T will serve as the prime bidder in the Ministry of Defences upcoming procurement programme for 87 MALE RPAS units, with GA-ASI acting as the technology partner
Investor sentiment turned positive after the company reported a sharp rise in Q2 standalone net profit to 134.01 crore (from 50.05 crore in the same quarter last year).
JM Financial Institutional Securities upgraded Swiggys rating from Reduce to Add with a target price of 460
At 9.59 am on Friday, January Brent oil futures were at $63.97, down by 0.62%, and December crude oil futures on West Texas Intermediate were at $60.16, down by 0.685%
Top gainers on the Nifty 50 included Eicher Motors and Maruti Suzuki, while NTPC and Cipla were among the biggest losers.
Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,004 per ounce, as of 0240 GMT. Bullion has gained 3.9% so far this month
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The NFO opens on Friday and will close on November 14, the fund house said in a statement
SEBI said new timelines and guidance will be announced later.
Order wins by BEL, BEML, ACS Technologies, Standard Capital Markets
Company raised 3,268 crore from marquee anchor investors
22K & 24K gold price today, Oct 30, 2025 across Indian cities
Treasury investments and subdued wealth management business weigh on consolidated earnings
New prudential norms to curb index concentration; phased compliance for Bank Nifty till March 2026
Participants from 80 countries are taking part in the event organised by Indian Rice Exporters Federation
Proceeds from 6,632-crore issue to go into technology, brand-building, and product diversification beyond broking business
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) topped the gainers list, advancing 0.91% to 3,987.80, supported by strong order inflows and positive outlook in the infrastructure segment
The Sensex falls 592.67 points or 0.70% to settle at 84,404.46, while the Nifty 50 declines 176.05 points or 0.68% to 25,877.85
The first half of FY26 has already seen 69,500 crore raised through 65 IPOs, positioning FY26 to become the second-largest IPO year in Indian market history
The two founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Boob each own 40.35% of PhysicsWallah, while WestBridge Capital and Hornbill Capital hold 6.41% and 4.42%, respectively
Rupee weighed down by strong dollar, weak domestic markets and a hawkish US Fed
Jalpak Foods aims to expand its value-added dairy portfolio and establish advanced juice manufacturing capabilities
Strong growth in lending and insurance segments drives robust financial performance
BHEL posted a standalone net profit of 368 crore for Q2 FY2025-26 compared to 97 crore in the year-ago quarter
Kousgi will oversee the companys entire business operations, including home loans, non-home loan segments, MSME loans, and construction finance
The bank plans to expand its branch network by 1.5 times by FY29 from the current 199 branches, targeting new markets in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat
Larsen & Toubro emerged as the top gainer on the Nifty, rising 1.14 per cent to 4,003.40, followed by Coal India, which advanced 1.09 per cent to 386.15

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