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Israel-Palestine conflict. While the US and allies have showed their support to Israel, both China and Russia sided with Palestine.

Texmaco Rail & Engineering rallied 11.69 % in Monday's early trade to 148.95 apiece, driven by the company's healthy performance in the quarter ending in September. At 10:15 AM, the stock was trading with a gain of 6.6% at ₹142.20. During Q2FY24, the company reported a consolidated net profit of ₹25 crore, marking a 66% increase compared to the net profit of ₹15 crore recorded in the same period last year.

Stock market today: Delta Corp shares have been under hammer since mid July 2023. Shares of the Indian Casino major topped out after Government of India (GoI) decided to increase GST on online gaming, casino, etc.

By Philip Blenkinsop

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies fell slightly on Monday,  while the dollar retreated from recent peaks as investors continued to fret over any potential spillover from the Israel-Hamas war. 

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks retreated on Monday as concerns over the Israel-Hamas war kept risk sentiment weak, with Japan’s Nikkei index leading losses amid jitters before key inflation data this week. 

By Paritosh Bansal

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell on Monday, reversing course after increased safe haven demand spurred a series of strong gains in the yellow metal, with focus remaining on any potential spillover from the Israel-Hamas war.

By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Elisa Anzolin

BEIJING — An ambassador of an African country to China has criticized the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for restrictive lending policies.

Hamas attackers for five hours, before she was shot and killed. Others hid in the woods, barricaded themselves in safe rooms and waited for up to 26 hours for help to arrive. The slow response of Israeli forces on Saturday, a national holiday, gave Hamas terrorists many hours to infiltrate more than 20 towns outside Gaza, where they killed at least 1,200 people and took an estimated 150 hostages. Israeli officials declined to answer questions about the timing of their response to the attacks. Here's what we know about the timeline of some of the deadliest events and the official response, based on interviews with survivors and their family members, and an analysis of photos and video. Before the attacks Before 6:30 a.m. Israeli intelligence detected an unusual surge in activity on the Gazan militant networks it monitors and alerted the Israeli soldiers guarding the Gazan border. But the warning wasn't acted upon, either because the soldiers didn't receive the alert or the soldiers didn't read it. Start of attacks Around 6:30 a.m. The deadliest attacks in Israel's history started in many places at the same time.

Stocks that were in focus included names like HDFC AMC, which rose 3.52%, Britannia, which fell 2.23%, and Tata Consumer, whose shares jumped 2.15% on Friday. Here's what Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst at Swastika Investmart, recommends investors should do with these stocks when the market resumes trading today. HDFC AMC The counter is in a classical uptrend and a breakout of symmetrical triangle formation with strong volumes. The overall structure is very bullish as it trades above its all-important moving averages. One can take a position at CMP Rs 2855 as it created a strong base around Rs 2650 at 9 and 20-DMA for a target of Rs 3140. Infosys It is continuously forming higher highs and higher lows.

China's central bank ramped up liquidity support to the banking system as it rolled over medium-term policy loans on Monday, but kept the interest rate unchanged as expected. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is walking a tight rope between keeping liquidity ample to aid a struggling economy and stabilising the yuan amid expectations of «higher for longer» U.S. rates. The PBOC said in a statement it conducted medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations worth 789 billion yuan ($107.96 billion) to keep liquidity in the banking system adequate.

LONDON — Madonna kicked off her 'Celebration' tour in London on Saturday, with a performance that proved her energy, charisma and appetite for controversy were little dimmed after four decades of pop super-stardom and a brush with death earlier this year. The 65-year-old's greatest hits show was pushed back from its original July start date after she was hospitalized in intensive care for a serious bacterial infection. «I'm really damn surprised I made it this far. And I mean that on so many levels,» she told fans at the O2 arena. Wearing the corset and chains that defined her breakthrough, she sang «Into The Groove» before a sound problem forced her to ad-lib about her early struggles in New York. With the backing track restored, 1983's 'Holiday' recreated the hedonistic joy of a New York club before the onslaught of AIDS, marked by a tribute to those who had died. The mix of religious imagery and sexuality that elevated Madonna from pop star to cultural icon was the backdrop to 'Like a Prayer', while 'Vogue', the hit that powered her into the 1990s, saw one of the stages become a catwalk. Madonna addressed the situation in the Middle East.

Gold prices slid on Monday after hitting a near one-month high earlier, as escalating fears of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas boosted safe-haven bullion more than 3% higher in the last session. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,921.69 per ounce by 0102 GMT and U.S. gold futures dropped 0.4% to $1,934.40. * Gold, which is seen as a safe investment during uncertain times, hit its highest since Sept.

HT. Experts suggest that an early withdrawal of the southwest monsoon resulted in early harvest this year has advanced the dates of stubble burning as well. While Haryana has experienced nearly three times the number of farm fires, increasing from 168 instances last year to 542 this year, Punjab has seen only a marginal increase, with 1,388 farm fires this year compared to 1,238 last year.

Netflix series "Lupin," recently shared insights into the future of the show, giving fans a glimpse into what might lie ahead for Assane Diop's character. After an exhilarating third season, viewers are eagerly awaiting news about a potential fourth installment of the series. «Lupin,» which debuted on Netflix in 2021, has garnered a dedicated following, thanks to its gripping storyline and outstanding performances. The show follows Assane Diop, portrayed by the charismatic Omar Sy, a skilled thief inspired by the legendary character Arsène Lupin.

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson are poised to sign a record, 10-year contract cementing their controversial and sometimes obscene breakfast radio show at KIIS FM, and extending their reach into Melbourne.

crude oil prices and tightening global monetary conditions pose a risk, said chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran. The geopolitical situation needs to be closely watched, he told ET on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings in Marrakech, Morocco. «At the moment, we do not see it (developments in West Asia) as something that causes an immediate and significant economic impact, but we will need to watch it closely,» said Nageswaran. He said India's retail inflation is likely to be plus or minus 20 basis points of the Reserve Bank of India's 5.4% forecast for this financial year. A basis point is a hundredth of a percentage point. «But the fact that inflation has come down sharply tells us very clearly that what we experienced in June, July and August was seasonal, rather than something fundamental. Overall, inflation is not a big concern,» said Nageswaran. The CEA said capital investments by the private sector rebounded in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Congress chose the first day of 'Navratri' on Sunday to release its first lists of party candidates for the assembly polls in Chhattisgarh (30 of 90), Madhya Pradesh (144 of 230) and Telangana (55 of 119). While the Congress high command has been projecting OBC politics and caste survey as election topics this season, the party state units and the AICC poll point persons mostly stuck to the traditional yardsticks in picking candidates, based on winnability, social demography, unity considerations besides the traditional accommodation of entrenched leaders' family members and loyalists while throwing in women and youth representation also in the mix. Chattisgarh: Seven MLAs are out in the first list while CM Bhupesh Baghel and his 12 ministers have padded up again to retain (barring one who moved to a new seat) their seats with Baghel contesting from Patan, Deputy CM TS Singh Deo from Ambikapur, senior minister Tamradhwaj Sahu from Durg Rural and speaker Charan Das Mahant from Sakti.

The Securities and Exchange Commission won’t ask a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision that paves the way for Grayscale Investments to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, according to a person familiar with the matter.