November series set up, quarterly results, AMC companies, increasing concerns over climate change and more

November Series F&O Setup: Nifty aims for third straight series gain with record highs in sight

The Nifty 50 index heads into the November series on the back of its best series performance since June 2024. The index closed the October series with gains of over 1,300 points, and came within 150 points of its all-time high of 26,277, which it had hit in September last year

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Q2 Results in focus: your stop for all news from the earnings corner for today

On the third-day of this earnings-heavy week with over 150 companies reporting results, the market will first react to a slew of results that were reported after closing hours on Tuesday.

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Shares of HDFC AMC, other asset managers fall up to 10% on expense ratio proposals by SEBI

Shares of HDFC Asset

Management Company Ltd. and other asset management peers such as Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd., UTI AMC Ltd., Nippon India AMC Ltd., Shriram AMC Ltd., fell up to 10% on Wednesday, October 29, due to the latest proposals by market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on the expense ratios charged by Mutual Funds.

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Apple joins Microsoft, Nvidia in $4 trillion market cap club led by strong iPhone sales

Shares of iPhone manufacturer Apple Inc. crossed the $4 trillion market capitalization on Tuesday, October 28, making it only the third company of the world to do so. Apple joined its fellow big tech peers Nvidia, and Microsoft as part of the coveted club.

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TRAI, DoT agree to enable default display of caller’s original name

The telecom regulator TRAI has agreed with the Department of Telecom (DoT) to enable, by default, the display of the original name of the caller as per the identity used for connection to the called party, an official statement said on Tuesday.

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Mutual Fund changes explained: Key points on TER, brokerage and investor costs

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday (October 28) issued a Consultation Paper proposing a comprehensive review of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, focusing on brokerage costs and the Total Expense Ratio (TER).

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RBI issues new norms for nomination in bank accounts, lockers and safe custody

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday issued comprehensive norms governing nomination facilities in bank accounts, safe deposit lockers and articles held in safe custody. Under the new rules, all banks — including cooperative and rural banks — must offer nomination facilities for deposits, lockers and items held in safe custody.

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SEBI proposes cuts to mutual fund expense ratios to boost transparency

India’s markets regulator has proposed reducing mutual fund expenses and overhauling fee structures to make costs more transparent and investor-friendly, according to a consultation paper released Tuesday on its website.

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FPIs snap up over $1 billion in shares, mark second-biggest buy of 2025

On a day when markets struggled for direction, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) went on a shopping spree, snapping up shares worth over $1 billion — marking their second-largest single-day purchase of 2025

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India's IT sector poised to cross $400 billion by 2030 on AI-driven outsourcing boom: Bessemer Venture Partners

India’s $264 billion information technology sector could surge past $400 billion by 2030 as artificial intelligence reshapes global outsourcing, according to Silicon Valley venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners.

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As world crosses 1.5°C threshold, UN warns of lasting climate damage

| The world has breached the 1.5°C warming threshold once seen as the boundary between danger and disaster, the United Nations warned. Secretary-General António Guterres said humanity has failed to stay within the safe zone, and the resulting overshoot will have disastrous consequences. Scientists now expect a temporary overshoot of 1.5°C within the next few years, urging nations to make it as short and shallow as possible through rapid and coordinated action.

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