SEBI has issued observations on the draft IPO papers of Carlsberg India, TMC Transformer, Matangi Rubber and Ujin Pharma, The Economic Times reported on 1 October 2026, which allows the four companies to launch public issues subject to market conditions. None has announced dates or a price band, and the upcoming IPO October 2026 calendar…
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales rose 21.4% to 4,63,081 units in September 2026 from 3,81,435 a year earlier, Business Standard reported on 1 October, with a weak base doing much of the work. Company-wise car sales September 2026 figures show Maruti Suzuki’s domestic PV wholesales up 36.9% at 1,81,838 units, Tata Motors and Mahindra &…
Gross GST revenue rose 14.7% to ₹2,03,521 crore, or about ₹2.04 lakh crore, in September 2026, from ₹1,77,365 crore a year earlier, according to provisional data released on 1 October. Provisional data on GST collection September 2026 also show GST on imports up 25.9% at ₹65,525 crore, against 10.1% growth in gross domestic revenue to…
Dhanteras falls on Friday, 6 November 2026, and buyers are heading into the festival with gold well below its early-2026 peak. India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) data show 24-carat (999) gold at ₹1,48,138 per 10 grams at the 1 October closing, before GST and making charges. This guide covers the Dhanteras 2026 gold calendar,…
October 2026 is the first full wage month under the new EPF wage ceiling of ₹25,000 a month, which took effect on 17 September 2026. For a large group of salaried employees, that means a bigger October salary PF deduction. If your provident fund contribution was capped at the old ₹15,000 ceiling and your PF…
The rupee fell 37 paise to close at a provisional 96.31 against the US dollar on Thursday, 1 October 2026, its weakest level in more than two months, PTI reported. It had settled at 95.94 on Wednesday. With banks and currency markets shut on 2 October for Gandhi Jayanti, Thursday’s close is the latest dollar…
Ritu, a 32-year-old in Pune, started a ₹10,000 monthly SIP in a Nifty 50 index fund early this year. Her latest statement shows the investment below what she has put in, and this week she asked a colleague whether she should stop SIP payments until the market recovers. Many investors are asking the same thing…
Eight of 10 economists polled by Business Standard expect the Reserve Bank of India to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 5.25% to 5.50%, when its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces the RBI policy October 2026 decision on Wednesday, 7 October. The poll, published on 2 October, comes after retail inflation rose…
Petrol and diesel prices were left unchanged on 1 October 2026, with petrol at ₹102.12 a litre and diesel at ₹95.20 in Delhi, according to retail price data published by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). On the same day, oil companies raised the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for domestic airlines by…
The Sensex today, Thursday 1 October 2026, fell 570.59 points, or 0.79%, to close at 71,909.70, after touching an intraday low of 71,292.88. The Nifty 50 lost 198.50 points, or 0.88%, to end at 22,421.95. Auto stocks led the fall, while IT was the only sector index to rise, BusinessLine and India Today reported. Friday…