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HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, IDBI Bank and more are among the companies scheduled to announce their December-quarter results on Saturday.

Hindustan Zinc Quarterly Results: The company will hold an earnings conference on Monday at 4 p.m., where senior management will discuss its results and performance.

HDFC Bank reported an 11.5% rise in net profit for the December quarter, meeting street expectations while the asset quality remained stable.

IDBI Bank Q3 Results: Asset quality improved on a sequential basis. Net interest income, however, declined sharply.

ICICI Bank Q3 Results: Asset quality improved sequentially, and credit growth remained steady in the bank.

Yes Bank Q3 Results: Asset quality remained steady, while provisions declined sharply.

RBL Bank Q3 Results: Asset quality improved on a sequential basis, however, provisions saw a slight advance.

The market regulator noted that settling foreign portfolio investor (FPI) trades on a gross basis is placing extra strain on liquidity and creating operational inefficiencies for market participants.

Brokerages flagged weak earnings quality at Reliance Industries, led by softness in retail, even as strength in energy, refining and Jio provided support.

Chinas AI hardware and high-end manufacturing exports drove resilience, leading to a record 2025 trade surplus even as shipments to the US fell.

HDFC Bank Ltd. is expected to post net interest income of Rs 32,857 crore for the third quarter, an increase of about 7.36% compared to Rs 30,605 crore a year earlier.

Further uncertainty over the new monetary chief will likely keep the precious metal well-supported, but at the same time, concerns that the Fed may not lower borrowing costs as much as markets expected are weighing on non-yielding gold.

Traders are closely watching nationwide protests across Iran and assessing the risk of US intervention that could disrupt the countrys roughly 3.3 million barrels-a-day of oil production.

The threat of levies on minerals including silver had been one among several drivers of the precious metals blistering rally.

SEBI said that all expenses of mutual fund schemes should be clearly identified and should be paid from the scheme.

Sebi said renewal requirements for FVCIs have been streamlined.

Sebi has sought public comments till January 31 on the proposals.

The regulator also directed the entities to disgorge the unlawful gains of Rs 1.07 crore along with 12 per cent interest per annum, jointly and severally, to the Investor Protection and Education Fund within 45 days.

Currently, closing prices are determined using the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of trades executed during the last 30 minutes of continuous trading.

Gold fell0.6%to $4,588.03an ounce as of11:55 a.m.in New York. Silver slipped4.1%to $88.66. Both platinum and palladium dropped.