Adani Group stocks extended their rally on Monday, collectively gaining Rs 1.78 lakh crore in market valuation over two days, buoyed by heavy buying after markets regulator Sebi dismissed allegations in the Hindenburg case. The clean chit, which found no evidence of stock manipulation or related-party misuse, has lifted investor sentiment across the group’s listed…
US stocks slipped on Monday as Wall Street took a breather following a string of record highs last week. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite eased 0.1% as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, AP reported. All three indexes had hit fresh all-time…
Diwali Muhurat trading: Investors on Dalal Street will get a brief opportunity to trade as NSE announces its special Muhurat Trading session on October 21. The window will run from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm, with trade modifications allowed until 2:55 pm. All transactions will carry settlement obligations, similar to regular hours, according to an…
Pfizer is intensifying its entry into obesity treatments by acquiring development-stage drugmaker Metsera for $4.9 billion, the company announced Monday. The deal values each Metsera share at $47.50 in cash, a premium of more than 42% over Friday’s closing price, according to news agency AP report.Additional payments of $22.50 per share could be triggered depending…
India’s top IT services firms are bracing for a steep rise in costs after the US government sharply increased the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000, nearly ten times the earlier $7,500–10,000. According to estimates, leading players could each end up spending an additional $150–550 million in immigration fees based on their past visa sponsorship…
Gold continues to benefit from its status as a safe haven, driven by persistent geopolitical uncertainties. (AI image) Gold rate today: Prices of Gold futures surged to unprecedented levels, reaching Rs 1.11 lakh per 10 grams with an increase of Rs 799 in domestic futures trading on Monday. This upward movement aligned with global trends…
While US might have an upper hand in tariff war, China seems to be scoring ahead in visa game. Beijing’s K visa, which is set to take effect from October 1, is being billed as a strategic tool to attract young foreign science and technology talent. The order will take affect amid the H-1B visa…
Are banks open today? Banks across India, including major lenders like the State Bank of India (SBI), remain closed on certain RBI-mandated holidays. These closures include all Sundays, as well as the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, according to RBI.However, today, September 22, all public and private banks only in Jaipur are closed…
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: India Inc is eyeing a bumper festival season, hoping that price cuts—which go beyond the GST reset in many cases—result in a rush of buyers in stores and revive consumer demand, helping more than offset the adverse impact of tariffs on the Indian economy.Sellers across ice cream parlours, grocery stores, and footwear…
H-1B visa fee hike impact on Indian IT stocks today: Indian equity markets opened the week on a cautious note as investors digested the shock announcement from Washington, a steep hike in the cost of H-1B visas. This comes after the Trump administration raised the one-time fee for new H-1B petitions to an unprecedented $100,000…
