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October 14, 2026 4:50 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman to Attend IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Bangkok, Thailand, from October 14 to 18 to participate in the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, along with meetings of G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors....

October 14, 2026 4:29 PM

Sensex falls, Nifty slips below 22,650 as pharma, healthcare stocks drag

Benchmark equity indices ended lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in pharma and healthcare stocks, even as gains in information technology shares limited the decline. The Sensex declined 251.89 points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 72,781.89, while the Nifty fell 99.25 points, or 0.44 per ...

October 14, 2026 9:56 AM

Sensex, Nifty open flat amid mixed cues; IT shares shine

Domestic equity benchmarks opened on a muted note on Wednesday with investors weighing supportive domestic cues against persistent global headwinds. Nifty began the session at 22,715.75, down 6.20 points or 0.03 per cent. Similarly, Sensex opened at 73,049.76, up 15.98 points or 0.02 per cent. Ho...

October 14, 2026 8:55 AM

Asia shares edge up as chip selloff eases; US CPI awaited

Asian shares inched higher on Wednesday as those related to artificial intelligence found respite after a selloff, while any gain was tempered by elevated oil prices and caution ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the global day. Among firms in the AI supply chain, chipmakers Samsung Electronics,...

October 13, 2026 3:35 PM

MDR on select UPI merchant transactions to be implemented after Diwali

The Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant (P2M) Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions will be implemented after Diwali, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on Tuesday. The UPI and Services Steering Committee decided to defer the implementation until af...