The NSE Thursday announced the timings for the Muhurat Trading session 2023. Muhurat Trading session is considered auspicious by many investors as they believe it will bring them good luck and wealth. According to the NSE, the Muhurat Trading session will take place on November 12, Sunday.

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday announced that Zurich Insurance Company Ltd will acquire a 51 per cent stake in the Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Ltd for Rs 4,051 crore. Further, within three years from the initial acquisition, Zurich will buy an additional 19 per cent stake in the company.

"Zurich's investment represents the single largest investment by a global strategic insurer in an Indian non-life insurer," the company said. The transaction of a 51 per cent stake is expected to be completed by June 30, 2024.

Shares of JK Tyre & Industries rallied 14 per cent to a new all-time high of Rs 351.05 on the BSE in Thursday’s early trade.

The stock jumped on the company's strong operational performance in the September quarter (Q2FY24) and surpassed its previous high of Rs 344 touched on October 17.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions saw their highest-ever value in October, touching Rs 17.16 trillion, up 9 per cent compared to Rs 15.8 trillion in September.

In volume terms, too, transactions touched a new high at 11.41 billion, up 8 per cent compared to 10.56 billion in September.

Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday announced new artificial intelligence-enabled features for its premium users to mark the milestone of one billion users.

"Today, we're starting this journey with the launch of a new Premium experience, available to a select group of Premium subscribers. These members will experience greater personalisation with every interaction, from gaining insights into important topics to personalised career actions they can take," said Tomer Cohen, chief product officer at LinkedIn, in a blog post.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Manoranjan Mishra as Executive Director (ED) with effect from November 1, 2023.

As the ED he will be looking after the Enforcement Directorate, Risk Monitoring Department and Department of External Investments & Operations.

Blue Jet Healthcare (BJHL) made a decent stock market debut on Wednesday with the stock listing at Rs 380, a 10 per cent premium over its issue price of Rs 346 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Post listing, the stock moved higher to Rs 398.60, up 15 per cent over its issue price on the NSE.

The price of 24-carat gold fell Rs 550 in early trade on Wednesday, with ten grams of the precious metal selling for Rs 61,850, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver dipped Rs 300, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at Rs 75,300.

The price of 22-carat gold declined Rs 500, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,700.

In Mumbai, the price of ten grams of 24-carat gold is in line with prices in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 61,850.

In October, Car manufacturers are expected to have broken all previous records of dispatches to dealers amid strong customer demand. According to The Economic Times, carmakers are likely to have shipped 380,000 to 385,000 cars in October.

This number is more than the previous record of 362,000 dispatches in September, according to industry estimates. If these sales turn out to be true, it will translate into a growth of 13.5-14.5 per cent from the previous year, which is the highest monthly increase in more than a year, the ET report said.

Global rice prices are not expected to cool down significantly before 2025 due to export curbs from major producing nations and a continuing threat of El Niño, the latest World Bank Global Commodity Outlook said.

The report, which was released recently, also said that global rice prices that averaged 28 per cent higher in 2023 than in 2022 are expected to increase by another 6 per cent in 2024. This is partly due to the threat of El Niño, policy response from significant exporters and importers, and the geographical and market concentration of rice production and exports.

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