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Federal and Victorian energy ministers have declared confidence in the Australian Energy Market Operator to keep the lights on this summer as it commissions companies to provide an extra 118 megawatts in South Australia and 120 megawatts in Victoria to boost supply before the return of an El Nino weather system.

locker facility. As per RBI’s revised guidelines on lockers, the revised Locker Agreement is to be executed by all the existing locker holders. The RBI has set December 31, 2023 deadline to execute revised locker agreements, in a staggered manner. Bank lockers can be used only for legitimate purposes such as storing of valuables like jewelry and documents but not for storing any cash or currency. Latest bank locker charges of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Yes Bank, Canara Bank According to SBI’s revised locker agreement, “Only for legitimate purposes such as storing of valuables like jewelry and documents but not for storing any cash or currency.” These items cannot be stored in a bank locker, as per the PNB’s revised locker agreement.

Vedanta Ltd. gained 2.65 per cent to Rs 228.05 at 01:09PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 229.9 and low of Rs 222.15 so far during the session.

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. gained 1.24 per cent to Rs 986.1 in Wednesday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 986.7 and low of Rs 969.0 during the session.

₹294.95 and looked set to extend the gains into the second consecutive session. JK Tyre share price opened at ₹273.95 against the previous close of ₹270.15 and jumped 8.6 per cent to the 52-week high of ₹294.95 on BSE. While there is no immediate fundamental trigger for the stock, technical analysts observed that the stock breached the level of ₹290 which it had been struggling to cross for some time.

TCS share price: Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have been in uptrend since early morning deals. TCS shares price today opened upside and went on to hit intraday high of ₹3,650 apiece on NSE, logging near one per cent intraday gain in near one hour of stock market's opening bell.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Europe also witnessed a fourth consecutive monthly outflow in gold ETFs. Regional gold ETFs suffered a loss of over $1 billion, or 28 tonnes during September – a month in which the European Central Bank delivered its tenth consecutive rate hike and reiterated that rates will stay “at sufficiently restrictive levels for as long as necessary." Gold prices declined 3.7% in September dragged by a sharp uptick in bond yields alongside a stronger dollar.

Q2 earnings of India's top IT firm Tata Consultancy Services are due later in the day. Shares of Wipro were the top gainers in today’s trade as the stock surged up to 4% to Rs 423.8 apiece. While, shares of Mphasis, and Persistent Systems rose over 2%.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd. gained 0.83 per cent to Rs 3826.0 in Wednesday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 3832.8 and low of Rs 3800.1 during the session.

The Mahila Samman savings scheme now offers rates that are greater than the majority of bank deposit rates, however the maximum investment is only Rs 2 lakh. Compared to many other small savings vehicles, this may be an excellent choice for women wanting high safety and a shorter term of locking in money. Let us compare Mahila Samman Certificate with big banks fixed deposit interest rates.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.38% to $87.98 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 455.36 points or 0.69% to 66,534.72 points, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 137.80 points or 0.7% to 19,827.65 points.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Exxon last year earned a record $56 billion profit, two years after losses ballooned to $22 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal will leave four of the largest US oil companies in control of much of the Permian Basin shale field and its extensive oilfield infrastructure Antitrust experts told Reuters last week that Exxon and Pioneer stood a good chance of completing their deal, even though they would face heavy scrutiny.

fashion industry have adopted technology to drive innovation in manufacturing, design and in being sustainable. Anupam Singh knows a thing or two about these innovations and the evolution of the fashion industry. After all, he has over 22 years of experience in the fashion industry — he was the chief design officer at Future Lifestyle Fashion Limited and design director for India at Robert Graham. Singh has now started Neometa, a global alliance of innovators and veterans in the fashion and retail segments.

SRF Ltd. gained 1.3 per cent to Rs 2258.15 in Wednesday's trade as of 10:40AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 2280.0 and low of Rs 2240.0 during the session.

CLSA has upgraded India to increase India portfolio allocation to 20% above the MSCI benchmark.

Answer: As per the income tax laws any house or land becomes a long-term capital asset if the same is held for 24 months or more. One can claim exemption against long-term capital gains arising from the sale of residential houses and land respectively under sections 54 and 54F by investing in a residential house. If you sell land and building before it becomes a long-term capital asset, the profits are taxed as short-term capital gain and taxed like your regular income.

₹209.60 against the previous close of ₹214.20 and fell 3.7 per cent to its intraday low of ₹206.25 on BSE. As Mint reported earlier, the RBI ordered Bank of Baroda (BoB) to suspend further customer onboarding on its ‘bob World’ mobile app immediately, citing material supervisory concerns.

“Following the terrible attacks in Israel, our immediate focus has been on ensuring our employees’ safety. We’ve now made contact with all of our local employees, and we’ll continue supporting them. “We’re also working to provide reliable, accurate information to people who use our products. Our systems across Google and YouTube prioritize authoritative information in moments of crisis and breaking news. Our teams are working around the clock to ensure this, as well as to detect and remove graphically violent, hateful or terrorist content, or coordinated disinformation campaigns. Our cybersecurity experts are also sharing their findings in real time with the broader security community. For example, our security unit, Mandiant, has observed fake accounts connected to Iran which are promoting anti-Israeli narratives across various services, as well as investigating reports of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by suspected pro-Hamas and pro-Russia hacktivist groups targeting Israeli government websites. Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones, and all those affected." Earlier, TCS also said that it is closely monitoring the safety of its employees in Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Click here!) After the upgrade, CLSA highlighted 11 quality Indian stocks with buy calls. These stocks are Ashok Leyland, BPCL, Samvardhana Motherson, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, ICICI Prudential, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and SBI Life, according to CNBC-TV18.

Sukanya Samriddhi account is a popular savings instrument in India for parents with daughters as it offers government-guaranteed, tax-free returns. It's a savings strategy designed specifically for Indian female youngsters. Deposits can be made on a monthly or yearly basis.