💹 Economy / Policy
– 📈 Festival-season sales projected to touch a record ₹4.75 trillion, driven by GST cuts and consumer optimism.
– 🏦 RBI plans stricter norms for banks & NBFCs on related-party lending to strengthen governance.
– 🏗️ Indian states to raise ₹2.82 lakh crore via debt issuance in Q3 FY26, per RBI data.
– 🛡️ India launches probe into steel dumping from China, Indonesia & Vietnam to protect domestic producers.
📈 Equity Markets
– 📊 Nifty & Sensex gained ~1% for the week, rebounding sharply to reclaim 24,900 mark.
– 🪙 Nifty Metal Index led the rally with strong buying across steel & aluminium majors.
– 🇺🇸 Dow & S&P 500 closed at record highs; Nasdaq slipped amid volatility.
🏦 Companies
– 👨💻 TCS, Cognizant & 8 others under US Senate scrutiny over H-1B hiring amid ongoing layoffs.
– 🤖 Anthropic appoints Indian-origin Rahul Patil as CTO, showcasing Indian leadership in global AI.
– 🎬 OpenAI to give content creators more control & monetization tools for its Sora AI video app.
🌍 Global / World
– 🌏 Global trade tension rises as multiple countries review steel tariffs & anti-dumping measures.