Strong Q2 growth expectations, improving profitability and rising traction across newer brands lift investor sentiment

Falling valuations and a narrowing earnings gap are making large-caps more attractive as rising crude prices and global bond yields increase pressure on equity markets

Nomura sees a multi-year optical fibre upcycle driven by data-centre spending, supply constraints and rising demand for high-speed connectivity

Citi edges past Goldman Sachs as strong activity in Asia and the US lifts its position in the global IPO league tables

Nifty Private Bank index gains more than 1% as investors position for Wednesday’s RBI decision, with markets largely pricing in a 25-basis-point rate hike.

Gold trades near $4,150 globally and ₹1.49 lakh on MCX, while silver remains under pressure as higher US yields reduce the appeal of non-yielding assets.

Average Day Ahead Market price rises 105% to ₹7.3 per unit as peak demand reaches 269 GW and electricity consumption grows 11%

Dealers sold 2.54 million vehicles in September as passenger-vehicle demand and two-wheeler sales drove a sharp year-on-year recovery, although weak rural conditions continue to weigh on tractors.

Five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency go to the polls as major parties test their electoral strength ahead of the next round of state-level political contests.