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Indices close lower as Fed rules out December cut

Financial Express Delhi

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October 31, 2025

THE BENCHMARK INDICES fell up to 0.70% on Thursday, weighed down by the US Federal Reserve’s comments ruling out a rate cut in its next policy announcement in December, amid mixed global cues.

- KISHOR KADAM

The Sensex slumped 592.67 points, or 0.70%, to close at 84,404.46, while the Nifty declined 176.05 points, or 0.68%, to 25,877.85.

“A further reduction in the policy rate at our December meeting is not a foregone conclusion — far from it. Policy is not on a preset course,’ Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said at a press conference after policymakers delivered a widely expected quarter-point rate reduction on Wednesday.

MEER VERHALEN VAN Financial Express Delhi

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RBI mulls doubling UCB unsecured lending limit

THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) on Tuesday released draft amendment lending norms, proposing to allow urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to double the share of unsecured assets to 20% of total advances from from the extant ceiling of 10% of total assets.

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'GST price cuts are fuelling premiumisation in FMCG'

ITC Executive Director B Sumant believes that quick commerce and e-commerce are aligning aspiration with access in the FMCG sector.

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Happiest Minds profit down 20% on Labour Code costs

HAPPIEST MINDS TECHNOLOGIES on Tuesday reported a net profit of ₹40.3 crore for the third quarter, 19.56% lower than the ₹50-crore profit it posted a year ago.

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February 11, 2026

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Britannia's net profit up 17% on biscuit boost

BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES SAW its consolidated third-quarter profit rise 17% year-on-year at %680 crore, driven by an uptick in consumption on the back of GST-led price cuts.

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February 11, 2026

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Carlyle to invest ":2,100 crore in Edelweiss home finance arm

e Aditya Puri to make personal investment in the transaction

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February 11, 2026

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Oct-Dec joblessness at 3-quarter low of 4.8%

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (UR) among persons aged 15 years and above declined to 4.8% in the October-December quarter of 2025-26, the lowest print so far in the current financial year, according to the quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday.

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February 11, 2026

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‘TMB will look to grow unsecured book cautiously’

TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK (TMB) plans to expand its unsecured loan portfolio cautiously, primarily through government-sponsored schemes such as Mudra loans, to safeguard its net interest margin (NIM), Managing Director and CEO Salee S Nair said.

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February 11, 2026

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Titan's profit soars 61% as gold sizzles

TITAN ON TUESDAY reported a consolidated net profit of %1,684 crore for the December quarter, posting a 61% year-on-year rise in bottomline and beating Street estimates by a wide margin.

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February 11, 2026

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Birla raises Vi stake via open market purchases

ADITYA BIRLA GROUP Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has increased his personal stake in Vodafone Idea through open market purchases.

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February 11, 2026

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Meta, YouTube created 'digital casinos,' lawyers argue in US trial

IN A CROWDED Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, Mark Lanier pulled three wooden children’s blocks from his bag and stacked them on top of each other.

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February 11, 2026

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