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TAX & POLICYCBDT replaces Form 161 for penalty waiver applications under the new Income-tax Act/BUSINESS NEWSHDFC Life H1 profit rises 12.7% to ₹1,119 crore as value of new business grows 12%/MARKET DYNAMICSSensex and Nifty gain for a second day on 16 October as IT stocks jump about 4%/BUSINESS NEWSIndian Bank Q2 profit rises 14.7% to ₹3,462 crore as gross NPA falls to 1.61%/BUSINESS NEWSWipro Q2 profit slips 1.4% to ₹3,200.6 crore as large-deal bookings fall 58.6%/BUSINESS NEWSTata Steel receives NCLT order approving merger of subsidiary Rujuvalika Investments/BUSINESS NEWSJio Financial Services Q2 profit halves to ₹340 crore as dividend income drops out/BUSINESS NEWSNestlé India Q2 profit rises 35.9% to ₹1,010 crore, but shares fall 7.5% on inflation warning/MARKET DYNAMICSJio Platforms' ₹30,213 crore IPO opens on 21 October, with nine listings also due next week/BUSINESS NEWSSupreme Court upholds quashing of Yes Bank's ₹8,400 crore AT1 bond write-off; shares fall 14.5%/TAX & POLICYRBI raises banks' daily minimum CRR balance to 99% of the requirement from 16 October/BUSINESS NEWSTech Mahindra Q2 profit rises 33% to ₹1,586 crore; board recommends 1:1 bonus shares/MARKET DYNAMICSIndian IT stocks post their best week since 2008 as Nifty IT rises 11.72%/EARNINGS CALLSTata Consultancy Services Q2 FY27 earnings call: what management said/BUSINESS NEWSSEBI resets the closing auction: 10-minute window, random cut-off and new expiry settlement rules/BUSINESS NEWSDeficit rain and pest attacks threaten India's arabica coffee output/BUSINESS NEWSIndia's September exports jump 23% as trade deficit narrows to $30.21 billion/BUSINESS NEWSIndian rupee appreciates 20 paise to 94.79 against US dollar in early trading/BUSINESS NEWSCentral bank measures steady rupee but drive up corporate hedging costs and disrupt markets/MARKET DYNAMICSBank of England governor notes limited energy price pass-through as rate risks remain/
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MARKET DYNAMICS · 1 HOUR AGOSensex and Nifty gain for a second day on 16 October as IT stocks jump about 4%The Sensex closed at 74,729.27 and the Nifty at 23,146.15, with Tech Mahindra and TCS among the top gainers.2 min read
MARKET DYNAMICS · 10 HOURS AGOIndian IT stocks post their best week since 2008 as Nifty IT rises 11.72%The Nifty IT index added ₹2.75 trillion in market value in the week to 16 October, while the Nifty 50 rose 2.78% and the Sensex 3.11%.3 min read
BUSINESS NEWS · 3 DAYS AGOPL Capital adjusts Nifty 50 target and highlights key stock choicesThe brokerage raised its benchmark target while warning about potential downsides driven by macroeconomic pressures and external risks.2 min read
BUSINESS NEWS · 3 DAYS AGOBond yield spikes and deposit inflows to restrain Indian bank profit growth in September quarterProjections indicate solid interest income gains for Nifty 50 lenders, but rising bond yields and liquidity deployment lags from foreign currency deposits threaten net profit margins.3 min readYou are all caught up. Older stories are in the archive: use search at the top to find them.
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