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Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. traded 2.58 per cent higher in Wednesday's session at 10:00AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 9942.05 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 10300.0 and Rs 9885.1, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 10300.0 and a 52-week low of 6634.6. About 2,060 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up to another record high on a mixed day of trading for Wall Street

The merger between entertainment giant Paramount and media company Skydance is set to go ahead after Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdrew a competing offer

Panama Canal is lifting restrictions that caused a global shipping bottleneck as water levels normalize after a severe drought. The Panama Canal Authority increased the draft in the waterway to a maximum 50 feet and will allow 36 vessels a day to transit after recent rains lifted water levels at an artificial lake that forms part of the canal system, administrator Ricaurte Vasquez told reporters Monday. The agency expects rains to continue through November, further lifting water levels, he said. The canal handles about 3% of global maritime trade volumes under normal circumstances, and 46% of containers moving from Northeast Asia to the US East Coast. The channel is Panama’s biggest source of revenue, bringing in nearly $5 billion last year.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.(up 0.75 per cent) and Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(up 0.51 per cent) were among the top gainers.

South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7 billion at some of its top state-owned companies

Havells India with a target price of Rs 1945. The current market price of Havells India Ltd. is Rs 1890.8. Havells India Ltd., incorporated in the year 1983, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 118851.32 Crore) operating in Consumer Durables sector.

Gujarat Ambuja Exports with a target price of Rs 174. The current market price of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. is Rs 149.1. Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd., incorporated in the year 1991, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 6824.56 Crore) operating in Agro Processing sector.

American consumers felt more confident as their outlook for the future improved.

Asian shares are trading mostly lower, despite a record high on Wall Street, as investors awaited a closely watched earnings report from Nvidia

Tata Motors will procure battery packs for its electric vehicles from a Chinese manufacturer, Live Mint has claimed citing sources. As per the business daily, Tata Motors will source batteries from Octillion Power Systems in China to address performance issues as well as to diversify its supply and technolgy base. The Indian car maker currently sources the batteries from Tata AutoComp systems. The leading electric car maker currently sells a range of EVs in India including the EV versions of Tiago, Tigor, Punch, Nexon, and the newly launched Curvv.ev. The car maker is expected to launch the EV version of Harrier as well.

Two journalists who led a now-shuttered Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator for press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

JN Tata Endowment (JNTE) for higher education abroad will continue to enjoy income-tax exemption, despite offering loan-scholarships for Indian students to study overseas, reported TOI. Founded in 1892 by Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata, JNTE annually selects 90 to 100 students for merit-based loan scholarships. The scholarships span various disciplines, including applied sciences, management, and the arts, allowing students to pursue their studies outside India. As per JNTE’s official policy, scholars sign a seven-year agreement with the foundation, repaying the loan in five equal instalments between the third and seventh year. JNTE currently manages a corpus of Rs 200 crore.

Federal Bank with a target price of Rs 230. The current market price of Federal Bank Ltd. is Rs 196. Federal Bank Ltd., incorporated in the year 1931, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 48198.95 Crore).

A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation

Nvidia has led the artificial intelligence boom to become one of the stock market’s biggest companies, as tech giants continue to spend heavily on the company’s chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems

Orient Electric with a target price of Rs 275.0. The current market price of Orient Electric Ltd. is Rs 260.3. Orient Electric Ltd., incorporated in the year 2016, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 5637.13 Crore) operating in Consumer Durables sector.

Heavy rains lashed Gujarat and created a flash-floods like situation in several parts of the state. Meanwhile, Surat received 4 cm of rain as per India Met Department and will continue to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Wednesday.

The shares of Paytm’s owner One97 Communications tumbled by almost 10% in intraday trading on Monday. The company rushed to clarify that it wasn’t under fresh regulatory scrutiny, but the payments platform had only the dismal optics of its own past actions to blame for taut nerves among investors. Although One97 has denied having received a new show-cause notice from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), its 2021 issuance of employee stock options to founder-CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma continues to haunt it, evidently.

New York Stock Exchange. S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite each finished 0.2 per cent higher after drifting between small gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark S&P 500 is now within 0.8 per cent of its record high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9 points, or less than 0.1 per cent, which was good enough for its second all-time high in two days. The index is on an eight-day winning streak. S&P 500 rose 8.96 points to 5,625.80. The Dow rose 9.98 points to 41,250.50, and the Nasdaq gained 29.05 points to close at 17,754.82. The S&P 500 and Dow have been hovering around all-time highs since last week amid expectations among investors that the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates.