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Stock Market close: Sensex ends 369 pts up, Nifty at 26,053; Oil & Gas, Metal shares outperform

Sensex today | Stock Market close, Wednesday, October 29, 2025: In the broader market, the NSE Midcap 100 index rose 0.64 per cent, and Nifty Smallcap 100 index gained 0.43 per cent

Pretty clear I am not allowed to run for a third term, says Donald Trump

Trump's remarks came after House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said that he did not "see the path" for Trump to seek a third term

Top stocks to buy: Ujjivan SFB, Zensar Tech on analyst radar; check target

Vinay Rajani, senior technical and derivative Analyst at HDFC Securities, recommends 'Buy' on Ujjivan Small Finance Bank and Zensar Technologies

Stocks to Watch today: Adani Green, Shree Cement, Mazagon, Oil India, Hudco

Stocks to Watch Today, October 29, 2025: Tata Capital, TVS Motor Company, Adani Green Energy, Larsen & Toubro, and Oil India are among the top stocks to watch during today's trading session

Apple joins elite $4-trillion market-cap club, third firm in history

Apple hits $4 trillion in market value, becoming the third company ever to do so, as strong iPhone 17 sales and easing trade pressures power a stunning 56% rally since April

Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on AI accelerates

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence. The reductions we're sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we're investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers' current and future needs, Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology at Amazon said in message to employees Tuesday. Included in the letter was a memo to Amazon staff last year from CEO Andy Jassy. Teams and individuals impacted by the job cuts will be notified on Tuesday.

Talks to begin on continuance of IT hardware import-management system

With the IMS for laptops and IT hardware set to expire on December 31, ministries will review its future amid rising imports from China and US concerns over India's monitoring framework

Beauty parade in full swing as Reliance shortlists bankers for Jio IPO

RIL to finalise bankers for Jio Platforms' IPO by year-end; listing expected in first half of 2026, likely to be India's biggest at around $6 billion; recalibrates Russian oil imports amid US sanction

Noel and two other trustees vote out Mehli Mistry from Tata Trusts

Three of six Tata trustees, including Noel Tata, Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh, have opposed Mehli Mistry's reappointment, ending his tenure on the boards of the Dorabji and Ratan Tata Trusts

Shreyas Iyer health update: BCCI says batter stable but under observation

According to those familiar with the situation, Iyer underwent a minor surgical procedure soon after the injury was diagnosed

Stock Market close: Sensex down 150 pts, Nifty at 25,936; PSU Bank, Metal indices up 1%; Realty drag

Sensex Today | Stock Market close: In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap index and the Nifty SmallCap index settled almost flat

Datanomics: Investors see losses in a third of NBFC IPOs since 2018

On October 24 (Friday), the share closed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) below its offer price by 0.6 per cent

Hyundai India Q2 preview: Margins seen rising on richer mix, cost control

On the bourses at 2:05 PM, Hyundai Motor India share price was trading 1.31 per cent higher at 2,302.50. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.48 per cent lower at 84,370.08 levels.

Nifty IT set for best month since July 2024; but is it out of the woods?

Analysts remain mixed on IT stocks' outlook, with some cautioning that the optimism around the technology pack could be short-lived

Trading resumes at MCX after more than 4-hr outage due to technical glitch

MCX attributed the halt to a 'technical issue' and announced that trading would begin from its Disaster Recovery (DR) site, though it did not provide full details of the fault.

YES, RBL Bank foreign deals put mid-cap bank stocks in focus; time to buy?

Foreign investors are making strategic bets on mid-cap private banks like YES Bank, RBL Bank, and Federal Bank. Should you invest?

Renault's Duster to hit Indian roads in a new avatar this Republic Day

The new Duster will be the first model under Renault's India transformation strategy 'Rethink' and its International Game Plan 2027, marking the SUV's return after a four-year hiatus

China's ageing society is creating a new workforce: The hospital companion

China's ageing crisis and overburdened hospitals have given rise to a new service industry of paid companions who assist elderly patients through daunting medical routines

HDFC Bank puts 2 senior bankers on leave amid Credit Suisse bond probe

Some HDFC customers have claimed they were not properly informed about the high-risk nature of the bonds, though the lender has maintained it complied with all applicable laws

Luxury homes buck trend: ₹1-cr-plus homes now 62% of total sales in 2025

While premium homes gained market share in year-to-date (YTD - January to September) sales, the mass segment's (sub-Rs 1 crore) share dropped from 48% to 38% compared to the same period last year.

HAL, Russia's UAC sign MoU for production of civil aircraft SJ-100 in India

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia's UAC have signed an MoU to produce SJ-100 passenger jets in India, marking the first full-scale civil aircraft manufacturing project in the country

China added almost one billionaire a day in 2024, says Hurun list

A record 1,434 individuals in China now have wealth above 5 billion yuan ($702 million), marking a 31 per cent jump from last year, according to the latest Hurun China Rich List

Cyclone Montha nears Andhra coast, set to make landfall tonight | Updates

Cyclone Montha is set to hit Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada coast this evening, bringing heavy rain and strong winds up to 110 kmph; IMD has issued red alerts in several districts of the state

Orkla India IPO opens Oct 29: Analysts split on prospects; should you bid?

Orkla India is a virtually debt-free company, makes healthy return ratios & margins and generates stable cash flows of ₹300-400 crore annually

RBI returns Jana SFB's application seeking universal banking licence

Jana Small Finance Bank's bid to transition into a universal bank was returned by the RBI for not meeting the eligibility criteria under the 2024 framework for small finance banks.

Nifty PSU Bank index hits new high, rallies 20% in 2 months; here's why

State-run banks, SBI, Uco bank, PSB among others gained up to 2% amid reports that India may considering allowing up to 49% FDI in PSU banks, more than double the current 20% cap.

Even before pandemic disruption HC tax cases took longer for disposal

The second of a two-part series on tax litigation looks at the time it takes for high courts to wind up cases

SBI vs SBI Card vs SBI Life: Which SBI group stock can gain the most?

SBI Life rallied 3%, while SBI Card dropped 3% post Q2 results; the parent company SBI is scheduled to announce earnings on Nov 4. Here's a likely trading strategy in SBI group shares?

Harvard admits too many students getting A's amid grade inflation

The report's author, Harvard undergraduate dean Amanda Claybaugh, urged faculty to curtail the practice of awarding top scores to the majority of students, saying it undermines academic culture

Delhi gears up for first cloud seeding experiment to fight air pollution

The experiment, in collaboration with IIT Kanpur and the IMD, aims to trigger artificial rainfall and curb worsening air pollution as the capital braces for its peak winter smog season

Washington's push to put US corn in Indian cars to face tough road ahead

New Delhi would seek a reciprocal US tariff of 20 per cent or less and a swift deal, fearing Indian exporters could fall further behind Southeast Asian rivals if negotiations drag on

High-value festive buys rule Diwali: 42% spent over ₹50,000 on credit cards

91% planned purchases around card offers; cashback was the most valued reward

L&T Q2 results preview: Analysts eye 21% jump in profit; check key factors

Key monitorables during L&T's earnings, analysts said, include a ramp-up in domestic ordering, conversion of the prospect pipeline in international markets, margin performance, working capital cycle

ITC Q2 preview: Analysts see steady cigarette growth; FMCG margins soft

ITC Q2 results preview: Brokerages tracked by Business Standard estimate ITC's net profit to increase 3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) on average, to ₹5,153.9 crore as compared to ₹5,005.3 crore

Amazon to cut 30,000 corporate jobs starting Tuesday, largest since 2022

Amazon will lay off around 30,000 corporate employees this week, its largest job cut since 2023, as CEO Andy Jassy pushes cost control, AI-driven efficiency, and leaner operations

M&M, HDFC Bank, Laurus Labs among Motilal Oswal's top growth bets; Check TP

HDFC Bank (HDFCB) reported a steady Q2FY26, with profit rising 11 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹186.4 billion, aided by healthy NII of ₹315.5 billion and strong treasury gains of ₹23.9 billion

RJD expels 27 leaders, including two MLAs for working against party

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday expelled 27 leaders including two MLAs, four former legislators and an MLC for anti-party activities and defying the organisation's ideology in the Bihar assembly elections. According to a statement by RJD state chief Mangani Lal Mandal, the expelled leaders have also been suspended from the party's primary membership. The RJD took disciplinary action against the leaders after it found that they were indulging in anti-party activities against the RJD or Mahagathbandhan nominees", the statement said. The expelled MLAs are Chote Lal Rai (Parasa) and Mohammad Kamran (Govindpur). Four former legislators Ram Prakash Mahto, Anil Sahni, Saroj Yadav and Anil Yadav and ex-MLC Ganesh Bharti have also been suspended. Other prominent leaders expelled include Ritu Jaiswal, Akshay Lal Yadav, Ram Sakha Mahto, Avneesh Kumar, Bhagat Yadav, Mukesh Yadav, Sanjay Rai, Kumar Gaurav and Rajeev Kushwaha, among others. Reacting to this, a senior RJD leader sai

Byju's challenges NCLT court's order over Aakash EGM rights issue

Think & Learn, which owns edtech brand Byju's, on Monday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal against the NCLT order, which last week declined its plea to restrain Aakash Educational Services from convening its EGM for the rights issue. On October 17, 2025, the Bengaluru-based bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) declined to grant any interim relief on the second plea filed by the insolvency-bound edtech firm Byju's to stay the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for October 29, 2025. Meanwhile, a two-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai, comprising Justice N Seshasayee and Jatindranath Swain, on Monday reserved its order on an application filed by the GLAS Trust Company LLC, the US-based lender of the debt-ridden firm Byju's, regarding the EGM. GLAS Trust, which owns over 90 per cent of the voting rights in the Committee of Creditors of Byju's, had earlier filed an application before the appellate ...

COP out? The world's climate talks on global warming seem stuck in repeat

30 years, 30 COPs - still counting degrees. Is this where promises go to melt? This two-part series on COP30 tracks how the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake

Bengal, UP, TN, Kerala among 12 states, UTs to be covered in SIR 2.0

EC to announce schedule for Assam separately

AI-first startups challenge India's $264 billion IT services giants

AI-native startups are reshaping India's IT services landscape as automation drives efficiency and innovation, with the sector projected to touch $400 billion by 2030

DGCA flags 'repetitive, persistent' procedural lapses in Akasa Air's audit

According to the DGCA's assessment, Akasa's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) checks were repeatedly being marked as "closed" without any analyst comments or evidence of corrective action

Saudi Arabia, rich with oil, wants to be known as the AI exporter

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seizing a chance to turn Saudi Arabia's oil wealth into tech influence

Lenskart eyes ₹70K crore valuation as it plans fifth-largest IPO of 2025

Indian eyewear retailer aims to raise $830 million amid a surge of listings, with plans to expand its retail footprint and invest in technology and brand marketing

Eyewear retailer Lenskart promoters set to cash in on $830 million IPO

SoftBank-backed eyewear giant aims for $8 billion valuation as co-founders and early investors book multibillion-rupee gains

Rapido's disruptive ride: Taking on bigger rivals with a bold playbook

Rapido, new kid on the cab aggregator block, is shaking up the market -Rapido

Overlapping crises: How global warming is deepening global poverty

Since climate change is a global phenomenon, it is equally critical that countries work on mutually reinforcing climate-action plans beyond the individual emission-reduction targets