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• Exclusive| HDFC Bank may finalise new chairman in 7-10 days

Private sector lender HDFC Bank is likely to appoint its new chairman within the next seven to 10 days, according to the sources. The bank's nomination and remuneration committee (NRC) will recommend three names, in order of priority, to the bank's board, which will take the final decision.

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• Dow futures rise to begin truncated week - Five key things to watch this week

Futures on Wall Street have begun trading on a positive note on Sunday evening after a volatile last week, which saw chip stocks being whipsawed, and culminating in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reporting five

straight days of losses.

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• Gold and silver slide: Why traders expect more volatility ahead

Gold and silver prices remained under pressure on Monday (June 29) as investors weighed easing tensions in West Asia, firm crude oil prices and a stronger US dollar, while uncertainty over global monetary policy continued to influence sentiment in precious metals markets.

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• Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on

Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors ​of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.

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• India's Gen Z wants more than a paycheque

A good salary may help companies hire Gen Z workers, but is it enough to keep them? Apparently not, says the findings from Naukri's The Gen Z Work Code Report 2026. Young professionals in India now care more about work-life balance, learning new skills and honest workplaces than just pay, the report says.

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• Record Date Alert: Bajaj Finance, M&M, Gujarat Gas, Teamlease among corporate actions for the week

A whole host of companies, ranging from Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kajaria Ceramics, Teamlease Services, Gujarat Gas, among others will witness corporate actions taking place this week for their respective announcements made earlier. These announcements pertain to the final dividends, share buybacks, and even spin-offs. Here's a list of such companies:

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• Kotak Mahindra Bank shares in focus on CEO transition; Here's why Nomura still says 'buy'

Shares of Mumbai-based private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. will be in focus on Monday, June 29, after its MD & CEO Ashok Vaswani said that he will not be seeking reappointment once his tenure ends on December 31, 2026.

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• Indian travellers may soon be able to use UPI in Seychelles

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Seychelles, India and the island nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance UPI-based digital payments, one of 19 agreements unveiled as the two countries marked 50 years of diplomatic ties.

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• Australia knock India out of Women's T20 World Cup, march into semi-finals

Australia ended India's Women's T20 World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory at Lord's on Sunday, sealing top spot in Group A and booking a place in the semi-finals. Half-centuries from Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner guided Australia to 171 with an over to spare after India had posted a competitive 170 for four.

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• Morgan Stanley says salt is the new oil. Here's why and how to play it

Salt can become a hot commodity amid a boom in demand for sodium-ion batteries, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Jack Lu and his team at the bank predict sodium-ion batteries will account for 20% of total battery deployment market share by 2030 and 37% in 2035. Currently, his team expects it to make up around 2% of the market next year.

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• Mutual fund inflows: Which scheme categories led investor buying over the last year

According to AMFI data cited by Franklin Templeton India Mutual Fund, flexi cap funds recorded net inflows of ₹95,154 crore over the last 12 months through May 2026, the highest among open-ended equity categories. The category also saw net inflows of ₹5,176 crore in May 2026 alone.

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