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Pidilite Industries Ltd. rose 1.34 per cent to Rs 3125.0 in Friday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3217.15 and low of Rs 3101.0, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3277.8 and low of Rs 2293.1.

Edakkal area of Kerala's landslide-hit Wayanad district complained on Friday that they heard a noise coming from under the earth, creating panic among residents. Local residents told reporters they heard a huge sound, accompanied by a jerk-like sensation, prompting government authorities to investigate. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said it is examining seismic records and also attempting local reconnaissance to find if anything is anomalous. «As of now seismic records do not show any indications of movements,» it said.

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. rose 0.22 per cent to Rs 1460.65 in Friday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 1474.75 and low of Rs 1455.9, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1524.7 and low of Rs 959.55.

Ashwini Agarwal, Founder, Demeter Advisors, says one way to manage risk for any investor is to run equity exposure in a band. If one is feeling very bullish, one should be at the upper end of the equity exposure band and if one is very bearish, one should be at the lower end of the equity exposure band. One should not be zero equities, even if very bearish because one could be wrong. Agarwal himself is operating in a band that is closer to the lower end of his equity exposure and is on the upper end of his cash exposure at this point. Usually, the RBI governor is very watchful, ever-careful, and very calculated about the messaging. But yesterday he was very clear that the priority is to contain inflation and prescribed markers so that the durability of growth can be ensured. He also went after grey areas of credit like top-up loans. How do the lenders look? They have been underperforming for a long time. Ashwini Agarwal: I think RBI has done a stellar job of communicating its policy stance and its objectives. If you think about what the Street was expecting ahead of the policy announcement and what was finally delivered, there is absolutely zero difference. Nobody expected any rate cuts, nobody expected any signalling. The RBI governor has been very clear that it is inflation that he wishes to target and till the inflation is firmly out of the way, there is no question of interest rates being rolled back or liquidity becoming a little more accommodative.

Federal Bank Ltd. traded 1.44 per cent up at Rs 196.6 at 11:06AM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 826.28 points to 79712.5. The stock had closed at Rs 193.8 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 205.0 and 52-week low of Rs 130.55, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 11:06AM (IST) stood at 87402 shares with a turnover of Rs 1.71 crore.

Varun Beverages Ltd. traded 2.12 per cent up at Rs 1519.05 on Friday at around 11:01AM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex advanced 780.23 points to 79666.45. As many as 18,122 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 2.74 crore.

PSU stocks, and other export-oriented industries. They attribute potential declines to stretched valuations, a looming economic crisis in the US, reverse yen carry trades, and geopolitical flare-ups. In the past week, global markets have experienced a significant sell-off due to disappointing economic data from the US, the Bank of Japan's unexpected 25 bps rate hike, and the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Even as the US central bank seems set to pivot to monetary easing soon, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appears in no hurry to do likewise. Its Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision on Thursday showed no sign of softening its inflation focus. Not only did it leave the central bank’s repo rate—through which it modulates short-term lending to regular banks—unchanged for the ninth successive time at 6.5%, it hasn’t budged on its long-held “withdrawal of accommodation" stance.

presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on Sept. 10 on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face matchup between the rivals in what polls show is an extremely close race. In a rambling news conference at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence, Trump said he wanted additional debates on Sept. 4 and Sept. 25 that would air on Fox and NBC. Harris said in a post on X that she was looking forward to the Sept. 10 debate after Trump «finally committed.» She told reporters after a campaign stop in Detroit that she was open to discussing more debates.

Hunter Schafer, who plays Jules in «Euphoria,» shared insights about the status of Season 3 on the Call Her Daddy podcast. The show faces delays and challenges following the loss of key team members.

The popular series, which follows the quirky relationship between Ashley (Harriet Dyer) and Gordon (Patrick Brammall), revolves around their unexpected connection following a car accident and their care for an injured dog named Colin.

Taylor Swift fans are devastated by the cancellations of three sold-out Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent plot for an attack in Vienna

Apple Original Films has announced a sequel to the action-comedy «Wolfs,» starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The release strategy has changed, with a limited theatrical run before its streaming debut.

Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces, popping up at bustling metro stations and airports and in front of city hall

Cookbook author and TV personality Sandra Lee is a co-host and judge on a new Netflix competition series called “Blue Ribbon Baking Championship" out Friday

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are showing their support for organized labor by appearing at a Detroit-area union hall

Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria. The planned assault, which was thwarted just in time, involved two teenagers who allegedly intended to detonate a bomb-filled car and unleash a wave of violence using knives and machetes on fans attending the sold-out shows, as per a Nee York Post report.

Nest Seekers International chief economist Erin Sykes weighs in as high interest rates continue to hurt the housing market on 'The Bottom Line.'

Cardano has dipped by 1% today, falling to $0.3335 as the crypto market as a whole loses 0.5% in the past 24 hours.

R Ashoka (BJP) on Thursday accused the ruling Congress of trying to intimidate anti-corruption activist TJ Abraham for approaching the Governor seeking permission for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the site allotment case. It is a «classic case of witch-hunt against the whistle-blower,» Ashoka, who is part of the BJP leaders undertaking a padayatra against the Congress regime, posted on X. The BJP leader sought to know from AICC leader Rahul Gandhi if the «the Constitution you keep flashing everywhere allow such high handedness against those who raise their voices against the wrongdoings of the Govt? The self-proclaimed Champions of free speech and those who speak about intolerance are now using police to muzzle the voice of private citizens.» What the Congress government is doing in Karnataka is a classic example of misuse of agencies to undermine democracy and the Constitution, he said.

Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Michael Patra, ten days after the central bank excluded new issuances of 14-year and 30-year sovereign bonds from the Fully Accessible Route. “All the existing securities issued are available for FAR investment. So, that makes Rs 41 lakh crore of available investment, of which investment today is only Rs 2 lakh crore. There’s an ample amount of space to go,” Patra said at a press conference after the RBI’s monetary policy statement on Thursday.