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October 7, 2026 5:42 PM

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Rupee depreciates by 36 paise against US dollar

  In the forex market, the rupee depreciated by 36 paise to close at 96 rupees and 78 paise against the US dollar.  The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 102.34 in intra-day trade. 

October 7, 2026 5:29 PM

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Major Asian markets in red, European indices show mixed response

  In Asian markets today, South Korea's Kospi index fell two per cent, Singapore’s Strait Times index declined over 1.6 per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped over 0.9 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped more than 0.6 per cent, and Taiwan's Taiex ended marginally down. Meanwhile, the market in Chin...

October 7, 2026 7:03 PM

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Domestic markets down losing their two-day rising streak

  Benchmark domestic equity indices snapped their two-day rising streak today. The Sensex fell 429 points, or 0.6 per cent to close at 72,639. The Nifty dropped 173 points, or nearly 0.8 per cent to settle at 22,603.   In the broader market at the National Stock Exchange, the Midcap 100 index lost o...

October 6, 2026 2:37 PM

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Auto retail sales hit record 25.37 lakh units in September

  The country’s automobile retail sales rose 31.8 per cent year on year to over 25 lakh units in September this year, marking the best-ever first half of fiscal year, according to a report released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).   Passenger vehicle (PV) sales grew 32.1 ...