Bears lay siege to D-Street; Nifty snaps below 23,000 on crude shock and Iran standoff

The Hindu Business Line - Sep 29, 2026

Nifty 50 closed at 22,780.25, down 360 points or 1.56% and Sensex settled at 72,771.72, shedding 1,124 points or 1.52%

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West Bengal may replace student mobile phone grants with education tablets
Sep 29, 2026
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Adhikari raised concerns over students’ mobile phone use while launching the Sarathi scheme for distributing bicycles to students in Howrah

ABSLAMC launches industry’s first BSE Total Market Index Fund, NFO opens September 30
Sep 29, 2026
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Sep 29, 2026
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The Commission said the vacancies covered several engineering disciplines, with the related requisitions subsequently returned to the State department

Broker’s Call: Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases (Buy)
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