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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and its biggest tech company GoTo Gojek Tokopedia launched on Thursday the development of Sahabat-AI, a large language model ecosystem in Indonesian languages. Sahabat-AI would enable Indonesians to build artificial intelligence-based services and applications in Bahasa Indonesia and various other local languages, with the understanding of local context, the companies said in a joint statement. It is supported by AI Singapore and India's Tech Mahindra, which used Nvidia AI Enterprise software including Nvidia NeMo to train the model and enhance its general language understanding, according to the statement. Several universities and media groups will contribute to optimise it for local context and cultural relevance, it added.

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.(up 3.25%), Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 2.45%), DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 2.15%), Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd.(up 2.10%), EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 2.04%), Mawana Sugars Ltd.(up 1.96%), Rana Sugars Ltd.(up 1.85%), Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd.(up 1.59%), Vishwaraj Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 1.51%) and Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.50%) were among the top gainers.

Siddha Ventures Ltd.(up 20.00%), Multibase India(up 19.99%), Fluidomat Ltd(up 19.99%), Banco Products(up 18.14%), Mahalaxmi Rub(up 17.73%) and Dishman Carbogen(up 16.74%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

India VIX, the volatility gauge, surged 5.79% to close at 15.43 on Wednesday, indicating heightened caution. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 1.10% at 23,696 levels.

IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) has noted a slight drop in both maximum and minimum temperatures in Delhi/NCR, with current temperatures ranging between 30-32°C during the day and 14-19°C at night.

Jai Bala, Chief Market Technician, Cashthechao.com, says he expects the Nifty to hit somewhere to about 21,300 by the end of the year and the banking index to hit somewhere close to 42,000 with an intermediate pause at about 49,000 and 47,000. The Dollar index will be about 109 for the end of the year. The 10-year yields for the US would be about 5.5% by the end of the year. By 2026, the 10-year yields will hit about 800 bps. That is the medium to long-term forecast for the global markets and the macros. Bala also says retail investors should raise as much cash as possible as they can get in and get out of the market much faster than the institutions. Is there any ray of hope for the markets and what can really provide a sigh of relief at this juncture? Jai Bala: I had spoken to you around the time when China's stimulus was on and at that time I had mentioned that the Nifty was likely to drop to somewhere close to 21,300 and when people are focusing on China's stimulus, we should have been focusing on the India correction which is about to set on. I have been holding the view from the 1st of October that this decline is likely to take the market to somewhere close to the June 4th low. So, we are set for further decline to come through, although there could be a counter trend bounce along and the market has just printed the 200-day moving average and so we could see a slight relief. But the markets are still on sell on rise.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Highway developer Ceigall India Ltd is planning to sell its five road projects under the hybridannuity model (HAM) in a deal having an enterprise value of $540 million, two people aware of the development said. Out of the five, work has started on two, while the other three are awaiting clearances.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s stock market indices have reached a milestone, with the Nifty 50 having lost a tenth of its peak value attained in late September.

earnings season is underway and as many as 1203 companies will announce their quarterly numbers for the July-September 2024 period today. Key results to watch out for include that of HAL, Grasim, Hero MotoCorp, Honasa Consumer and Delhivery. Apart from the above, Akar Auto Industries, ABC India, Ace Engitech, Acme Resources, ADS Diagnostic, Aimco Pesticides, Ajanta Soya, Bajaj Healthcare, Bharat Forge, Coffee Day Enterprises, Deep Polymers, Delta Industrial Resources, Dalmia Industrial Development, Flora Corporation, Generic Engineering Construction, Glittek Granites, Hindustan Urban Infrastructure, Jaypee Infratech, Lemon Tree Hotels and a few others will also announce their quarterly results.

Oil prices dropped slightly early on Thursday on expectations of higher global production amid forecasts for weak demand growth, while a firmer dollar also kept a lid on prices. Brent crude futures were down 6 cents, or 0.08%, at $72.22 a barrel by 0133 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures were down 13 cents, or 0.19%, at $68.30.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Mutual funds have emerged as an attractive investment vehicle for non-resident Indians (NRIs) keen on participating in India’s booming economy. Unlike direct investment in stocks, which involves cumbersome account setups, regulatory complexities, and high costs for Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) or Non-PIS demat accounts, mutual funds offer a streamlined and cost-effective alternative.

This week IT engineering services provider L&T Tech Services signed an agreement to acquire California-based Intelliswift for a total consideration of $110 million. Amit Chadha, the company’s chief executive and managing director, told ET that the firm plans to double the revenue of the acquired company (whose annual revenue is about $100 million) in the next three years. While half of Intelliswift’s revenue comes from high tech, the rest comes from fintech and retail, along with the private equity channel. Persistent Systems in September said it was acquiring select assets from SoHo Dragon for $4.7 million. SoHo Dragon is a Wall Street-based consulting and staffing firm primarily in the business of providing IT services to BFSI customers. The Pune based firm said at the time, “The acquisition of the select assets will help in consolidating the relationship with a strategic and large customer in the BFSI domain.”

Siemens AG is aiming to tap the AI data centres opportunity in India that has created a need for sustainable electrification and cooling solutions, a senior executive said. “Data centres are growing significantly, double-digit around the world,” Peter Koerte, member of the managing board, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer at Siemens AG told ET. “The good news for us is being an outfitter of data centres, all the electrification comes pretty much from two or three companies. And so, investors would argue that we and Schneider are the ones that stand to benefit the most.”

GPU) access in India, particularly in the realm of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, according to industry executives and experts. Neysa Velocis, Mumbai-based Neysa’s flagship platform, helps scale up AI projects using GPU infrastructure and has a diverse inventory of thousands of GPUs. Indore-based NeevCloud is a recent entrant with plans to deploy 40,000 GPUs, aiming to provide affordable and accessible GPU resources to AI researchers and developers. Bengaluru-based Jarvis Labs has access to more than 1,000 GPUs through partners and also has its own capacity in the country.

venture capital firm, has made the final close of its Pavestone Technology Fund, securing a total corpus of Rs 816 crore. The firm, which initially targeted raising Rs 600 crore, raised the corpus twice through the green shoe option, eventually revising it to Rs 900 crore. Through this fund, Pavestone plans to invest in 14-15 early growth-stage business-to-business (B2B) technology companies with an average cheque size of $5-10 million.

Burman family to acquire Religare Broking, the broking arm of the holding company Religare Enterprises (REL). The move is a part of the open offer for REL launched by entities controlled by the Burman Family and comes after a nod from the competition regulator and the insurance watchdog.

The decision of the companies will depend on final guidelines, or standard operating procedures, of the policy that the government is expected to announce in the next three to four months, the people said. The Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India was unveiled in March, this year.

NSE) has added 45 stocks to the futures and options (F&O) segment effective November 29. In a circular on Wednesday, the NSE stated that contracts for companies such as Adani Energy, Adani Green, Angel One, Bank of India, BSE, CDSL, CESC, Delhivery, Avenue Supermart, HUDCO, Jio Financial, JSW Energy, NHPC, FSN E-Commerce, Tata Elxsi, Yes Bank, Varun Beverages, and Zomato, among others, will be available for trading from November 29.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The consumer price index (CPI)—or retail inflation—surged in October to 6.2%, breaching the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance limit. Mint looks at what caused this spike, its expected trajectory in the coming months and what it means for interest rates.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been on a selling spree when it comes to Indian stocks. According to NSDL data, FIIs sold Indian stocks worth more than ₹94,000 crore in October.