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National Stock Exchange plans to file draft IPO documents by end of March

NSE has not indicated how much of its equity would be listed. A platform that trades NSE's unlisted shares puts the exchange's total ​value at $55 billion

Rupee ends flat, caught between softer dollar and corporate hedging

The rupee closed at 90.1525 per dollar, little changed from 90.1625 in the previous session

Indian banks' Q3 earnings to get loan growth, asset quality boost

Analysts expect private sector banks to post average profit after tax growth of about 3.5%-5% year-on-year for October-December

Bain Capital's plan to acquire Manappuram Finance delayed by RBI concerns

Bain received approval for the Manappuram deal, which was announced last March, from India's market regulator and the competition commission but the RBI is the final authority for the clearance

'RBI's $10 bn foreign exchange swap to sail through on corporate demand'

The swap involves the RBI buying dollars and injecting rupees in the first leg, which will be settled on Friday, before reversing ​the transaction three years down the line

Shapoorji Pallonji unit likely to face higher costs in new fundraising

Goswami Infratech, the SP Group's real estate and civil engineering company, is planning to raise as much as ₹25,000 crore ($2.77 billion) through a two-year zero-coupon bond issue

India's 2025 rice exports surge to near record levels as curbs lifted

An improved flow of rice from the world's largest exporter of the grain curbed shipments from rivals Thailand and Vietnam and drove prices in Asia to their lowest in nearly a decade

Bob Weir: Guitarist who made Grateful Dead iconic psychedelic jam band

He was diagnosed with cancer in July and "succumbed to underlying lung issues" surrounded by loved ones

Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba, pushes for deal

Treasury-supervised accounts, a major test of the emerging relationship between Trump and interim President Delcy Rodriguez

US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths

"Urgency is the theme of the day. It's a very big undertaking. There's a lot of different angles, a lot of different countries involved and we really just need to move faster," the official said

Israel on high alert over possible US intervention in Iran amid protests

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in recent days and warned Iran's rulers against using force against demonstrators

Sebi set to clear way for NSE to launch its initial public offering

NSE, also the world's most active ​derivatives exchange, has been in litigation with the Indian market regulator Sebi since 2019 when it was fined $122.04 million

CIA warns of Cuba's grim economy but unsure if government will collapse

The CIA's view is that key sectors of the Cuban economy, such as agriculture and tourism, are severely strained by frequent blackouts, trade sanctions and other problems

India's 2025 rice exports jump 19.4% to near record as curbs lifted

Exports rose to 21.55 million metric tons from 18.05 million in 2024, near the 2022 record of 22.3 million tons, the official said

Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals, says Bessent

The G7 includes the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Canada, as well as the European Union, most of whom are heavily dependent on rare earths supplies from China

Iran cut off from outside world as supreme leader warns protesters

Internet, phone lines blocked, flights cancelled

US job growth slows in December; unemployment rate eases to 4.4%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 jobs last month after rising by a downwardly revised 56,000 in November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday

Oil gains as market assesses protests in Iran, dealmaking for Venezuela

Civil unrest in major Middle Eastern producer Iran and concerns about the spread of the Russia-Ukraine war to Russian oil exports have increased supply worries

Reliance Jio considering 2.5% public offering in 2026 IPO: Report

The company, led by Mukesh Ambani, is the parent of India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio - with more than 500 million users

Why Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan's leader could prove tricky for China

In Taiwan, they say, China's military has an adversary which has prepared for years against a "decapitation operation" on its leaders, besides extensive air defences and radar capabilities