General News
- J&K polls: Phase 1 sees 61.38% voter turnout and phase 2 records 57.31%; Phase 3 underway.
- Parliament’s standing committees constituted: BJP’s Mahtab to head Finance, Shashi Tharoor given External Affairs.
- Cabinet clears Kovind-led report on ‘One Nation, One Election’, bill to be introduced in Winter Session.
- Government approves proposals worth ₹1,45,000 crore to enhance country’s defence preparedness.
- Cabinet Committee on Security approves procurement of 240 aero-engines for IAF’s Su-30 MKI aircraft.
- Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff.
- President Droupadi Murmu visits Siachen Base Camp; interacts with soldiers and officers.
- Rajnath Singh inaugurates IDAX-24 Expo, anti-drone gun, pseudo satellite, latest defence tech on display.
- India successfully carries out launch of Agni-4 ballistic missile from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.
- Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border.
- BrahMos fixes reservations for Agniveers, 15% in technical, 50% in admin and security roles.
- Odisha Cabinet approves 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in State’s uniform services.
- Cabinet approves expansion of Chandrayaan 4 Mission, allotting ₹2,104 crore with a 36-month timeline.
- India, China, Russia to jointly build massive nuclear power plant on moon to establish a future human lunar colony.
- Centre releases the “Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment (BioE3) Policy 2024”.
- PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of ₹11,200 crore projects in Maharashtra.
- PM Modi visits Brunei and Singapore; India, Brunei agree to enhance defence, space cooperation.
- UAE and India sign MoU to strengthen public sector audit cooperation.
- Jaishankar attends first India-Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers’ meet in Riyadh.
- PM Modi attends 6th quad summit hosted by US President Joe Biden.
- Jaishankar meets UN chief Guterres, UNGA president Yang; discusses multilateral reforms, global issues.
- SC grants bail to Kejriwal in liquor policy case, upholds legality of his arrest.
- President Murmu appoints Atishi as Delhi CM, accepts Kejriwal’s resignation
- Tamil Nadu Cabinet reshuffled: MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi becomes deputy CM.
- CM Mamata Banerjee meets striking doctors’ demands; police commissioner Vineet Goyal to be removed.
- Centre asks States and UTs for screening and testing of all suspect cases of Mpox.
- Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passes away; Prakash Karat appointed as interim party coordinator.
- Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress at AICC headquarters.
- President Droupadi Murmu unveils new flag and insignia of the Supreme Court of India.
- Tirupati laddu row: FSSAI issues show cause notice to AR Dairy for substandard ghee supply.
- SC questions evidence of contaminated ghee in Tirupati row; suggests shifting probe to independent agency.
- Bombay HC formally strikes down amended IT Rules on fake news, calls them ‘unconstitutional’.
- FIR filed against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA scam probe.
- CBI arrests Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal in connection with Kolkata murder case.
- Andhra, Telangana reel under rain fury; 31 dead, lakhs affected.
- Port Blair gets renamed as ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’ to shed colonial legacy.
- Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Ladies’ Picked as India’s Official Entry for Oscars 2025.
- Israel intensifies military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon; rejects proposal for ceasefire.
- Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah chief killed in Israel strike on Lebanon.
- Europeans, Arab, Muslim nations launch new initiative for independent Palestinian State.
- Pagers, walkie talkies, other electronic devices explode across Lebanon and Syria in deadly attack.
- UN General Assembly passes resolution urging Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories, India abstains.
- Zelensky reshuffles Ukraine cabinet as Russian missile strike targets Lviv.
- PM Modi meets Ukraine President Zelensky in New York, reaffirms support for peaceful resolution.
- Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over strikes on Russia from Ukraine.
- US presidential debate: Harris, Trump clash over key issues.
- Donald Trump survives another assassination attempt at Florida golf club.
- Joe Biden signs Stopgap Bill to avert shutdown, boost secret service funding.
- Iraq, US agree on phased coalition troop pullout.
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as 9th president of Sri Lanka; Harini Amarasuriya new PM.
- Macron names EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new Prime Minister.
- Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba wins party leadership contest, set to become Japan’s next PM.
- Justin Trudeau survives vote of confidence in Canadian parliament.
- India clinch historic double gold medals in Chess Olympiad.
- India concludes its historic Paralympics campaign with a record 29 medals, marking its best-ever performance.
- Preethi Pal made history by becoming the first Indian woman track and field athlete to secure two Paralympic medals.
- India beats Bangladesh by 280 runs to lead 2 Test series 1-0.
- ICC announces equal prize money for men and women in World Cups.
- IPL 2025 Auction rules: Franchises can retain up to 6 players, RTM option brought back.
- Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis becomes fastest Asian to record 1000 Test runs.
- Bravo retires from all forms of cricket, joins KKR as mentor.
- Ricky Ponting joins Punjab Kings as head coach on four-year contract.
- US Open: Aryna Sabalenka wins maiden title; Jannik Sinner wins second Grand Slam title.
- Ronaldo becomes 1st player to reach 900 career goals.
Business News
- PM Modi launches 3 PARAM Rudra supercomputers, says tech upgradation should empower poor.
- Nirmala Sitharaman launches NPS Vatsalya, parents can open pension a/c for children.
- Railtel, SJVN, NHPC bag ‘Navratna’ status from Finance Ministry.
- Govt gets ₹2,413 crore dividend from BPCL.
- India’s fiscal deficit for April-August at ₹4.35 lakh crore, 27% of full-year target.
- India’s manufacturing PMI drops to 3-month low at 57.5 in August; service sector growth rises to a 5-month high in August.
- PM Modi launches India’s first ‘Namo Bharat Rapid Rail’ connecting Ahmedabad and Bhuj.
- Indian Railways to operate over 6,000 special trains during upcoming festive season.
- Cabinet approves 4th phase of PM Gram Sadak Yojana at a cost of ₹70,125 crore.
- Cabinet approves free health insurance for 70+ senior citizens under Ayushman Bharat.
- GST Council reduces taxes on helicopter travel to pilgrimage sites from 18% to 5%.
- GST reduced from 12% to 5% on cancer drugs, 18% to 12% on selected snacks.
- DGGI detects ₹2.01 lakh crore GST evasion in FY24, with online gaming and BFSI most affected.
- Centre hikes minimum wage rates for workers up to ₹1,035 per day.
- Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inaugurates KWIN city to boost industry, infrastructure.
- Govt scraps windfall tax on petroleum crude as global prices cool.
- Centre advises edible oil associations not to raise prices until existing lower-duty imported stocks are used up.
- Union Cabinet approves 7 schemes to improve farmers’ lives with total outlay of ₹14,235 crore.
- Centre lifts minimum export price cap on onion, basmati rice to boost farmer income.
- NSE Index Rejig: Trent, BEL enters Nifty 50; Divi’s Labs, LTIMindtree excluded.
- Bajaj Housing Finance, Kross, Northern Arc Capital, Manba Finance make their market debuts.
- Swiggy, Hyundai Motor India get SEBI nod for their IPOs.
- Reliance Industries approves 1:1 bonus issue of shares, increase in share capital.
- Adani Enterprises announces early closure of ₹800 crore NCD issue.
- AU Small Finance Bank submits application to RBI for voluntary transition to universal bank.
- IRDAI prohibits insurers from collecting premium before policy approval.
- CCI approves Tata Motors Finance merger with Tata Capital.
- Airtel Business inks pact with Italy’s Sparkle for capacity on Blue-Raman submarine cable.
- Vodafone Idea signs $3.6 Billion deal with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for network equipment supply.
- Bharti Airtel to award $1 bn in 4G network contracts to Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung.
- Ford to repurpose Chennai plant for vehicle exports, plans to add up to 3,000 new jobs.
- Tamil Nadu CM Stalin lays foundation stone for Tata Motors’ ₹9,000 crore plant in TN.
- Tata Power arm partners with Tata Motors to install 200 fast-charging stations for electric CVs.
- Revolt Motors announces first international launch of electric motorcycles in Sri Lanka.
- Mercedes-Benz expands EV lineup in India amid growing demand.
- Ola Electric e-scooter S1 X 2kWh gets PLI certification.
- India’s defence production hits record ₹1.27 lakh crore.
- Lockheed Martin partners with Tata to make C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in India.
- HAL partners with SAFHAL to develop ‘Aravalli’ engines for its next gen helicopters.
- SpiceJet to convert Carlyle Aviation’s dues worth $40 million into equity.
- India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation ministry’s nod.
- SpaceX And Polaris Dawn Crew Complete Historic First Commercial Spacewalk.
- India to get first national security semiconductor fabrication plant as part of collaboration with US.
- Cabinet approves ₹3,300 crore Kaynes ATMP chipmaking plant in Gujarat.
- Analog Devices, Tata Group in talks to make semiconductors in India.
- SEMI, IESA join hands to boost semiconductor ecosystem in India.
- Microsoft approves new $60 billion share buyback program.
- TCS partners with Google Cloud to launch AI-powered cybersecurity solutions.
- US, Britain, EU sign world’s first international artificial intelligence treaty.
- Federal Reserve slashes benchmark rate by 50 bps for first time in four years, signals further cuts in 2024.
- UK economy stalls as GDP stagnates for second month in a row.
- IMF approves $7 billion bailout for Pakistan; $1 billion tranche expected this month.
- Anil Ambani invests ₹1,100 crore in Reliance Infrastructure.
- Adani Total Gas gets $375 million financing from 5 global lenders.
- 53 drugs, including Paracetamol and Pan-D, fail Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO)’s quality test.
- Airtel Digital TV collaborates with Amazon Prime.
- Viacom18 gets I&B ministry approval to transfer TV channels to Star.
- Donald Trump unveils crypto platform World Liberty Financial.
- Apple unveils iPhone 16 series built for AI, Watch Series 10, AirPods 4.
- BharatPe settles with Ashneer Grover, ex co-founder will not be associated with BharatPe in any capacity.
- Byju’s faces setback as US court upholds $1.2 billion loan default ruling.
- OYO buys leading US hotel chain G6 Hospitality from Blackstone for $525 million.
- Tupperware files for bankruptcy amid long-term sales struggles.
- Federal Bank approves appointment of Krishnan Venkat Subramanian as MD & CEO.
Q1 Results
- SBI Q1 Net profit rises marginally to ₹17,035.16 crore, NII up 16.2% YoY
- Tata Motors Q1 PAT surges 74% YoY to ₹5,566 crore.
- TVS Motor Q1 net profit rises 23% YoY to ₹577 crore.
- LIC Q1 Net profit rises 9% to ₹10,544 crore, APE up 21% to ₹11,560 crore.
- Adani Enterprises Q1 Cons PAT zooms 116% YoY to ₹1,454 crore.
- IRCTC Q1 Net profit rises 33% YoY to ₹308 crore, revenue up 11.8% to ₹1,120 crore.
- LIC Housing Finance Q1 Net profit drops 2% to ₹1,300 crore, NII down 10% YoY.
- ITC Q1 Net profit down marginally to ₹5,091.59 crore, revenue rises 7.5% to ₹20,029.60 crore.
- Biocon Limited reports 30% YoY rise in consolidated revenues in Q1 FY25 at ₹4,567 crore.
- Eicher Motors Q1 Net profit rises 20% to highest ever at ₹1,101.5 crore , revenue up 10% YoY
- HAL Q1 results: Net profit jumps 77% to Rs 1,437 crore; revenue up 11% to ₹4,347.50 crore.
- Zomato Q1 Profit jumps multifold to ₹253 crore; revenue soars 74% YoY to ₹4,206 crore.
WORLD INDICES | |||||
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Indices | 30-Sep | 30-Aug | % 1M | 02-Jan | % since Jan |
BSE | 84300 | 82366 | 2.35% | 71,892 | 17.26% |
NSE | 25811 | 25236 | 2.28% | 21,666 | 19.13% |
DOW | 42330 | 41563 | 1.85% | 37,715 | 12.24% |
NASDAQ | 18189 | 17714 | 2.68% | 14,766 | 23.18% |
FTSE | 8237 | 8377 | -1.67% | 7,722 | 6.67% |
Nikkei | 37920 | 38648 | -1.88% | 33,464 | 13.31% |
Hang Seng | 21134 | 17989 | 17.48% | 16,789 | 25.88% |
Straits Times | 3585 | 3443 | 4.13% | 3,230 | 11.00% |
Shanghai | 3337 | 2842 | 17.39% | 2,962 | 12.64% | USD | 83.80 | 83.86 | -0.07% | 83.32 | 0.58% |
Euro | 93.77 | 93.18 | 0.63% | 91.58 | 2.39% |
GBP | 112.24 | 110.34 | 1.72% | 105.56 | 6.33% |
Yen/100INR | 0.59 | 0.58 | 1.84% | 0.59 | -0.37% |
Gold | 71651 | 69624 | 2.91% | 62,762 | 14.16% |
Silver | 91061 | 83300 | 9.32% | 72,416 | 25.75% |
Crude Brent $ | 71.86 | 77.05 | -6.74% | 78.88 | -8.90% |
Crude Nymex $ | 68.31 | 73.65 | -7.25% | 73.44 | -6.99% |
NIFTY SECTORAL INDICES | |||||
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Sectors | BANK NIFTY | CNX IT | CNX AUTO | CNX FMCG | CNX PHARMA |
30-Sep | 52,978 | 41,946 | 27,027 | 65,540 | 23,281 |
30-Aug | 51,351 | 42,788 | 26,173 | 63,060 | 23,218 |
% 1M | 3.17% | -1.97% | 3.26% | 3.93% | 0.27% |
02-Jan | 47,762 | 35,283 | 18,339 | 57,210 | 17,274 |
% since Jan | 10.92% | 18.88% | 47.38% | 14.56% | 34.78% |
INDIAN TRADE | ||
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Exports in ($ Bn) | 34.71 | |
Imports ($ Bn) | 64.36 | |
FDI | 5217 | |
Government Bond | 6.75% | |
GDP YoY | 6.70% | |
Inflation Rate | 3.65% | |
Forex Reserves ($ Mn) | 6,92,300 | |
IIP % | 4.80% |
INSTITUTIONAL TRADING ACTIVITY | ||
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Particulars | FII (Rs. crore) | MF (Rs. crore) |
Equity | 56,220 | 16,406 |
Debt | 1,130 | (30,754) |
Total 1 M | 57,350 | (14,348) |
Total Since Jan | 2,08,896 | 42,572 |
Equity | 1,02,288 | 2,72,205 |
Debt | 1,06,608 | (2,29,633) |
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