Riya Alex

Here are key developments from the last week of September that kept the week buzzing for the global and domestic market.

IDBI Bank's total business rose 18% year-on-year to Rs 6.27 lakh crore, while total deposits grew 17% from a year earlier to Rs 3.56 lakh crore.

The public sector lender's global business rose 21% year-on-year to Rs 18.9 lakh crore, while domestic business grew 23% from a year earlier to Rs 16 lakh crore.

The company said the growth in wholesale volumes reflects a recovery from the impact of a cyber incident a year ago.

According to Sitharaman, a more resilient global economy will require countries to diversify partnerships, keep markets open, honour commitments, and work together to keep the movement of goods, services, energy and capital as stable and predictable as possible.

PNB's global business rose 12% year-on-year to Rs 31.2 lakh crore, while domestic business grew 10.8% from a year earlier to Rs 29.7 lakh crore.

Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.24%, S&P 500 surged 0.82%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.61%.

ICICI Life Insurance has appointed Siddhartha Mishra as Managing Director and CEO.

RBI has appointed Sudhakar Malli as Executive Director with effect from October 1, 2026.

HDFC Bank ADRs extended gains, rose nearly 3% before the opening bell on Friday.

Despite the injuries, he emphasised that Smit remains determined to return to flying once he has fully recovered.

Stock futures were up on the backdrop of several global cues, including cooling down oil prices, possibly indicating a positive start for the Wall Street today.

Indian Bank MD and CEO further mentioned that the introduction of MDR would be incrementally positive for banks, although it is unlikely to have a substantial impact on their income.

MCX gold October futures contract jumped 1.02% to Rs 1,47,649 per 10 grams, while MCX silver December futures contract surged 0.94% to Rs 2,25,804 per kg.

Nasdaq Composite rose 0.37%, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.17% in early trade on Thursday.

HDFC Bank American Depository Receipts (ADRs) rose over 4% before the opening bell on Thursday, October 1 after the private lender announced the appointment of Anup Bagchi as its new Managing Director and CEO.

Infosys, Wipro ADRs rose over 8% before the opening bell on Thursday, October 1.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury yield climbed as much as six basis points to 5.34% on Thursday, crossing its 2007 peak.

Analysts believe that the strength in the US bond yields and expectations of further weakness in the Indian large-caps might be the reason for inconsistent FII activity. With D-Street closed tomorrow, today's session will see cautious positioning ahead of the extended break, as per experts.

Here's a look at stocks that are likely to be in focus during the trading session on Thursday.