Tanmay Tiwary

Stock Market Crash: As of now, investors have lost Rs 10,51,614.06 crore (Rs 10.52 lakh crore), with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies falling to Rs 4,61,83,659.33 crore, from Rs 4,72,35,273.39 crore at Wednesday's market close.

Vedanta Dividend: The interim dividend of Rs 5 per share has been declared on the company's equity shares with a face value of Rs 1 each.

Among private insurers, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance recorded the strongest growth among the major players, with first-year premium rising 25% YoY to Rs 2,701 crore.

Batra told NDTV Profit that Indian markets have already "de-rated significantly", with both the MSCI and Nifty trading below their respective price-to-earnings multiples.

The government said telecom licences have been granted to three Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) services based on non-geosynchronous satellite orbit (NGSO) satellite communications.

ITC In Focus: The block deal comes at a time when ITC's cigarette business is also in focus following another round of price increases across select brands.

The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, but Jefferies believes the bigger signal was the change in policy stance from "Neutral" to "Calibrated Tightening".

Q2 Earnings Live Updates: TCS will be the key earnings event to watch, with the country's largest IT services company expected to post modest sequential growth amid a mixed demand environment.

HSBC takes a less aggressive view on the road ahead, arguing that the new stance is more consistent with mild rate hikes rather than a deep tightening cycle.

According to Bloomberg Estimates, TCS is expected to report 1.04% quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) revenue growth in Q2 FY27, while EBIT and net income are seen rising 2.82% and 3.29%, respectively.

Oil pumped through Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline had reached 5.8 million barrels as of Tuesday morning, according to Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. The pipeline had been closed in early September after sustaining damage in a drone attack.

Rao said urban consumption could also face pressure as financial conditions tighten and inflation picks up. She expects price pressures to emerge across both the food and non-food baskets.

The interoperability framework is aimed at reducing friction for customers by allowing financial information to be accessed and shared through an NBFC-AA of their choice, rather than limiting the process to a particular Account Aggregator ecosystem.

Gold's recent correction has already been substantial. From the January 28 record of $5,589, spot gold is down around 26%, while the metal is hovering just above the $4,110.55 seven-week low.

The RBI now expects Q2 FY27 CPI inflation at 4.9%, up from 4.7% earlier. The projection for Q3 has been raised to 6% from 5.9%, while Q4 inflation is seen at 5.7% compared with 5.5% earlier.

The uptick in the share price came ahead of a Board meeting scheduled for today, where the company is set to consider various matters related to a proposed Rights Issue of partly paid-up equity shares.

The RBI is widely expected to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.50% on Wednesday, from the current level of 5.25%. This would be the first rate hike since February 2023.

For Nomura, the focus is therefore shifting beyond the September-quarter number towards whether the recent improvement can sustain as Dabur moves into the next few quarters.

Individually, Titan, Asian Paints and BEL were top drags on 30-share BSE Sensex index. On the flipside, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank were top gainers.

Citi maintained its 'Buy' rating on Titan with a target price of Rs 5,700. Morgan Stanley retained its 'Overweight' rating with a target of Rs 5,483, while JPMorgan maintained 'Overweight' but lowered its target price to Rs 5,540 from Rs 5,650.