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USD/INR was near 94.96, versus 94.8175 on Thursday, as higher oil-linked dollar demand countered IPO-related inflows.
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Spot gold was near $4,013 and silver around $53.85 in Friday’s international session, as oil-driven rate concerns outweighed safe-haven buying.
CBDT’s 21 October audit-report deadline has passed, while certain eligible AY 2026-27 ITRs have until 21 November; both are separate obligations.
SEBI’s October closing-auction and settlement changes have prospective milestones; market participants must map operations to actual effective dates.
HPCL showed a profitable September quarter but a large first-half consolidated loss; marketing pressure and LPG compensation change the earnings inte…
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The Council proposed higher prosecution thresholds and simpler GST administration; businesses must wait for the relevant enacted provisions and effective dates.
Quarterly GSTR-3B is due on 22 or 24 October according to GSTIN state grouping; verify payments, ITC and the actual filing acknowledgement.
Friday’s technology-led rebound turned into a wider sell-off; Nifty had fallen 1.30% by 1:16 PM after an early high of 22,787.25.
The RBI scheduled ₹50,000 crore of three-day variable-rate repo liquidity, with reversal on 26 October; this is not a policy rate cut.
RBI’s notified ₹14,425 per-unit maturity price applies to the October 2018 SGB series, not to every outstanding gold bond.
Brent approached $114 after Middle East supply fears; the hit to India runs through import costs, rupee conversion, inflation and margins.
Global AI capital-spending fears hit US tech, while Indian IT services briefly benefited from their comparatively asset-light exposure.
eMudhra’s global website-certificate issue should not be confused with a universal compromise of Indian DSC and eSign services.
CBIC Instruction No. 19/2026-Customs prescribes how physical Export Declaration Forms must be authenticated and forwarded to Authorised Dealers at non-EDI Customs l…
Indian customs authorities are investigating a surge in soybean imports declared as originating in Niger, Reuters reported, after trade data showed 380,868 tonnes f…
The 57th GST Council (8 October 2026) recommended system-led refunds, narrower prosecution and penalties, wider ITC refunds and automated registration. These are recommendations until notified.
CBDT Circular No. 07/2026 dated 28 September 2026 formalises the extension already announced for a specified category of audit cases. The return-of-income due date…
CBIC Circular 44/2026-Customs allows the Special Notified Zone operated by Surat International Diatrade Centre to shift from Gujarat Hira Bourse to the 2nd Floor of…
CBIC Circular 42/2026-Customs introduces mandatory extra identifiers in export declarations for specified textile tariff items from 1 November 2026. Covered exporte…
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says India’s banks and NBFCs remain resilient, but prolonged periods of stability can encourage leverage and risk-taking. He highlighte…
SEBI has revamped its Document Number Verification System, adding the subject matter of a SEBI communication as a mandatory verification field. The practical object…
SEBI has directed stock brokers to display investor-awareness messages under Project Jagrook. Websites must show SEBI's messages together with risk disclosures from…
SEBI published two important orders on 28 September in the Adani minimum-public-shareholding matter. In one route, Gautam Adani, four listed Adani companies and 14…
Reuters reports that SEBI is likely to stop using closing auctions for derivatives settlement for at least a year and return to the last 30 minutes’ volume-weighted…
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India's Nifty and Sensex fell sharply on 8 October as oil above $104, high global yields, rupee weakness and record foreign outflows tightened financial conditions.
Indian equities closed lower after the RBI raised the repo rate to 5.50%. The Nifty 50 ended at 22,603.05 and the Sensex at 72,638.70. Rate-sensitive sectors such a…
NSE has cautioned investors about international ETFs trading at large premiums to their underlying net asset values. Capacity limits on overseas investment have con…
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In 2026 INSC 1000, the Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s appeal and upheld the finality of Settlement Commission proceedings for matters covered by the settleme…
In 2026 INSC 998, the Supreme Court held that a financier’s recovery rights must be exercised lawfully and fairly, granted relief to a truck owner after a midnight…
The prior FSSAI warning-label source gate is now closed with the Supreme Court’s official 10 September 2026 order in 3S and Our Health Society v. Union of India. Th…
Australian AI data-centre operator Firmus shelved a planned $5 billion IPO after weak demand and will pursue private funding instead. The failed listing is a useful…
A Reuters poll sees September CPI at 5.4%, core inflation around 4.3% and WPI at 10.18%, keeping focus on food, oil, INR and RBI's tightening path.
GlobalFoundries will make silicon interposers for TSMC under a $2bn five-year agreement, expanding U.S. advanced-packaging capacity for AI chips.
Reuters analysis says the 25-bps RBI hike is unlikely by itself to reverse roughly $30bn of 2026 foreign debt/equity outflows because global yields, INR and hedging…
