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Emart, South Korea’s largest retailer and supermarket chain, says its new next-generation ATMs could soon feature crypto and security token offering (STO) trading functions.

Bharat Electronics Ltd. traded 2.43 per cent higher in Thursday's session at 10:05AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 163.0 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 163.0 and Rs 158.35, respectively, during the session so far.

Pidilite Industries Ltd. rose 1.59 per cent to Rs 2616.55 in Thursday's trade as of 10:10AM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 20870.9, down 66.8 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 2575.4 in the previous session.

Delta Corp, Indiabulls Housing Finance, The India Cements, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL). The F&O contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market-wide positions limits or MWPL. The ban on it is reversed only if the open interest falls below 80%. Traders who trade in indices do not encounter a situation of security ban.

Paytm, tanked 20% to the day's low of Rs 650.45 on the NSE in Thursday’s trade after the company informed exchanges that it will issue fewer sub-Rs 50,000 (about $600) personal loans weeks after the central bank tightened rules on consumer lending after a surge in demand. The fintech lender said it will expand its portfolio of higher-ticket personal and commercial loans to lower-risk and high-credit-worthy customers, expecting «good demand» for loans of more than Rs 50,000. This comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently raised the amount of capital that banks and non-bank lenders need to set aside to cover potential defaults when giving out personal loans. The RBI tightened its rules, after a surge in such small-ticket loans, particularly of those less than 50,000 rupees, and an increase in delinquencies. Paytm is getting «ultra-conservative» in this segment, a Reuters report said, quoting Bhavesh Gupta, the company's president and chief operating officer, on a call with analysts. «On the back of recent macro development and regulatory guidance, in consultation with our lending partners, we have decided to reduce less than Rs 50,000 loan distribution,» Gupta said. This, he estimated, will lead to a near 40%-50% drop in the volume of loans Paytm issues through its post-paid product, but will have a minimal impact on revenue growth. Paytm's postpaid loans accounted for about 56% of total loans in the July-September quarter, per company data. The sub-50,000-rupee loans, in particular, account for about 38% of Paytm's total loans, estimated Rahul Jain, financial analyst at Dolat Capital. «We expect a negative impact of about 15% quarter-on-quarter on the (total) value of loans distributed by Paytm… but

ANI, the discussion on the "Economic Situation in the country", raised by Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Dec 5, will continue in the Rajya Sabha today Additionally, BJP MPs Anil Jain and Neeraj Shekhar are to present the 249th and 250th reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in the Rajya Sabha. BJP MP Chhedi Paswan to lay the Statements of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2023-24).

CRISIL's roti rice rate index. The cost of the home-cooked veg and non-veg thalis increased 10% and 5% last month respectively, CRISIL MI&A Research estimates revealed. The veg thali comprises roti, vegetables (onions, tomatoes and potato), rice, curd, dal and salad.

fire was reported on Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express at Cuttack station on Thursday morning. The fire was brought under control by fire services personnel.

a balance between anthropogenic emissions…and removals". Residual, “hard to abate" emissions of greenhouse gases were to be balanced by the withdrawal of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere. The project at Fujairah aims to show one of the ways in which what went up can come down, and the way of the world be righted.

Google and Apple in order to spy on users. While Wyden did not name the governments using push notification data to spy on users, the US senator did say that the US government has restricted Google and Apple from sharing information on the issue.

GameStop missed quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as competition grew and consumers dialed back spending in an uncertain economy, hampering the videogame retailer's pivot to a more online-focused model. Sticky inflation and high borrowing costs have led to uneven spending in the gaming industry. Recently, two major players, including Take-Two Interactive Software, gave an underwhelming forecast.

— Producer-writer Norman Lear, whose groundbreaking hit comedies such as 'All in the Family' and 'Maude' addressed race, abortion and other social issues rarely seen before on U.S. television, died on Tuesday, at the age of 101, his family said. Lear, one of the most influential people in television, died at his Los Angeles home of natural causes, «surrounded by his family as we told stories and sang songs until the very end,» the family said on Facebook on Wednesday. Lear, who won six Emmy Awards for his work in television, was known for his campaigning for liberal causes, including voting rights, and worked well into his 90s. In addition to 'All in the Family' and 'Maude,' Lear dominated American TV screens in the 1970s and '80s with the situation comedies 'Sanford and Son,' 'The Jeffersons,' and the soap opera spoof'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.' At one point in the 1970s, Lear had eight shows on the air with an estimated 120 million viewers, Time magazine said. By drawing material from social themes of the time, Lear's shows made network executives nervous because they had depth and an air of controversy. «For him to say that he didn't have an impact on not only television but society is… a little too humble,» said Rob Reiner, who had a co-starring role on «All in the Family» before becoming a film director. «I loved Norman Lear with all my heart,» Reiner said on the X social media platform after news of his death.

Hackers were able to gain access to the personal information of 6.9 million 23andMe customers in a data breach, the company confirmed on Tuesday — representing nearly half of 23andMe’s reported user base of 14 million customers.

AMD estimated there was a $45 billion market for data center artificial intelligence processors this year as it launched a new generation of AI chips on Wednesday. Advanced Micro Devices announced two new AI data center chips from its MI300 lineup: one focused on generative AI applications, and a second chip geared toward supercomputers. The version of the processor for generative AI, the MI300X, includes advanced high-bandwidth memory that improves performance.

Meta Platforms will start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Instagram by default, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The social media giant this week will begin automatically shifting Facebook users to end-to-end encryption for their messages, rolling out the change over the course of weeks, the WSJ reported.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and European regulators are yet to resolve a standoff regarding the treatment of the local platform for government bond trading, Deutsche Bank, one of the affected parties, has had to stump up more than ₹1 billion in capital for central counterparty exposures in the last quarter. The massive increase in risk-weighted assets (RWA) for the German banking giant, which plays a major role in handling overseas investment flows into India, came after the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) de-recognised the Clearing Corporation of India in October 2022. According to regulatory reporting documents seen by ET, Deutsche Bank saw its RWA for risk exposure to an unnamed central counterparty clearing house increase to ₹3.76 billion as on September 30 from ₹997 million as on June 30. RWA essentially implies bank capital that must be set aside in accordance with risks.

IRCON The union government has proposed to sell 8% equity in IRCON International through an offer for sale (OFS), which opens today. Network18 With a view to consolidate the television and digital news businesses, Network18 Group has proposed the merger of TV18 Broadcast Ltd with Network18 Media & Investments Ltd through a share swap deal. IDFC First Bank Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus is looking to sell $100 million worth of stake in IDFC First Bank through block deals on Thursday, according to news reports. Adani Ports The Board of Adani Ports will meet on December 12 to consider a fundraising proposal through issuance of non-convertible debentures and non-cumulative redeemable preference shares. RITES RITES has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (MIDC) to develop multi-modal logistics projects in Meghalaya. Brigade Enterprises The company has entered into a joint development agreement with the land owner to develop a premium ‘A Grade’ office space at Sankey Road in the Central Business District (CBD) of Bengaluru Dr Reddy’s Coya Therapeutics Inc and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories enter into an exclusive collaboration for development and commercialization of COYA 302, an investigational combination therapy for treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Bharat Electronics Bharat Electronics received an order of Rs 580 crore from Indian Army for AMC of radars. Paytm Paytm announced that it will expand credit distribution business to enhance focus on higher ticket loans for consumers and merchants in partnership with banks and NBFCs. Airtel Warburg Pincus to raise $211 million in Bharti Airtel block, ET Now reported.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday left at least three people dead before the bloodshed ended with the suspect's own death, authorities said. The Las Vegas Police Department said in written statement on social media that three people, aside from the shooter, were killed. Another person who was shot is in critical condition.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India’s biggest maritime company by market capitalisation, is in advanced talks to acquire Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s (SP) Gopalpur Ports in Odisha for up to Rs 1,100-1,200 crore in equity value as part of a neatly woven string-of-pearls strategy that involves owning considerable facilities along both the eastern and western water margins. If successful, this will be Adani Port’s sixth acquisition of a multi-purpose facility on the eastern coast, where it already has approximately 247 million tonnes (MT) of capacity. The due diligence process is currently on, people aware of the talks told ET.

global capability centers (GCCs) in India established a base in a tier II city as companies sought to tap new talent markets, according to data from CBRE. In addition, GCCs across sizes and maturity levels are expanding and consolidating their footprint in India even as global technology demand remains cautious.

ZestMoney's abrupt closure was primarily driven by its non-bank lending partners' decision to terminate credit lines to the fintech startup. Two people in the know said partner lenders to ZestMoney like Aditya Birla Finance had conducted multiple diligence meetings over the last six months with the startup’s new leadership, before they decided to pull the plug last week.