Shares of Adani group companies continued their downward spiral with 7 out of 10 companies locked at their respective lower circuits on the BSE on Friday at 09:34 AM.

Among individual stocks, Adani Enterprises, the flagship group company, was locked at the temporary lower circuit of 15 per cent at Rs 1,330 on the BSE. The stock trades in the futures & option (F&O) segment, which has no circuit limits.

Ford Motor Co on Thursday said quarterly profits fell and the automaker predicted a difficult year ahead, sending its shares down after the bell as investors were disappointed following this week's robust report from rival General Motors Co.

Ford blamed chip shortages and other supply chain issues and production "instabilities" that raised costs, along with lower-than-expected volumes. Ford shares dropped more than 6% in after-market trading.

Under fire following allegations of fraud and stock manipulation, the Adani group has received another jolt from the US markets. The group's flagship company Adani Enterprises has been removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices effective February 7.

According to a note issued by S&P Dow Jones Indices, home to iconic financial market indicators, the decision to remove Adani Enterprises was taken "following a media & stakeholder analysis".

Citigroup Inc.’s wealth arm has stopped accepting securities of Gautam Adani’s group of firms as collateral for margin loans as banks ramp up scrutiny of the Indian tycoon’s finances following allegations of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research.

The US lender’s move to restrict lending comes after a similar change at Credit Suisse Group AG, as Adani’s beleaguered empire becomes further engulfed in crisis.

The first-ever G20 meeting in Assam began on Thursday with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating the two-day event, which will deliberate on sustainable financing solutions.

More than 100 delegates, including 95 foreign officials, comprising representatives of G20 nations, guest countries and international organisations have assembled in Guwahati for the discussions of the influential world grouping.

Union Budget 2023-24 has a slew of measures to boost exports and help accelerate the growth of manufacturing in the country, said an official press release by the government, adding that the indirect tax simplification and rationalisation have a clear export-oriented focus, as per an official press release.

The Department of Commerce's recommendation on lab-grown diamond (LGD) has been accepted whereby the research grant of Rs. 242 crores over a period of 5 years to IIT Madras has been approved. This will enable the indigenisation of the manufacturing process of LGD, as per an official release.

Shares of Adani group companies extended their downturn on Thursday with Adani Enterprises, Adani Transmission, Adani Green Energy and Adani Total Gas tanking 10 per cent each to hit their respective lower circuits on the BSE, as of 09:21 am, with no buyers seen on these counters.

Adani Wilmar, Adani Power and New Delhi Television (NDTV) were also locked in the 5 per cent lower circuit. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone was down 10 per cent to Rs 443 in the intra-day trade, while ACC and Ambuja Cements declined 1-3 per cent.

General Atomics, a major American energy and defence corporation, has started three significant projects in India in the field of artificial intelligence, drones and semiconductors, a company official has said, a day after the launch of a landmark India-US initiative on critical and emerging technologies.

With Bharat Forge, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has entered into a partnership in the critical field of aerostructure manufacturing and with 114ai, an Indian artificial intelligence (AI) company, to develop the next generation of technologies in artificial intelligence, according to Vivek Lall, chief executive, of the General Atomics Global Corporation.

The Adani group will review the capital raising plans of group flagship Adani Enterprises once it's share price stabilises, Chairman of the Adani group, Gautam Adani said.

A day after withdrawing its Rs 20,000 crore follow on offer, Adani said the decision to withdraw FPO would have surprised many, but considering the volatility of the market seen on Wednesday, the AEL board strongly felt that it would not be "morally correct" to proceed with the FPO.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman lined up a record allocation for Indian Railways in her budget on Wednesday, at Rs 2.4 trillion, as the national transporter is looking for massive infrastructure expansion in coming years ahead.

During last year’s Budget, Sitharaman had allocated Rs 1,40,367.13 crore for the rail sector. "This is the highest ever outlay in the history of railways, almost nine times the outlay made in 2013-14," the finance minister said.

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