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📊 *ECONOMY & POLICY*
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📉 *10-year yield hits 7.498% after 11 weekly rises*
India’s 10-year G-sec yield has risen 11 straight weeks to 7.498%, with elevated oil fuelling talk of a possible 50 bps RBI hike in December.
Rate-hike risk, rupee weakness and crude remain the key overhangs for equities despite Thursday’s rally.
📎 _Read: Business Standard_
🤝 *Goyal: US trade deal protects sensitive interests*
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on 29 Oct that the India-US trade agreement safeguards sensitive Indian interests, with details to be made public later.
Talks continue after US tariff changes and India is seeking rates below Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia; no terms disclosed yet.
📎 _Read: Business Standard_
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🏢 *COMPANIES*
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📈 *RIL Q2 today: brokerages see double-digit growth*
Reliance reports Q2 FY27 today; Kotak Institutional Equities expects PAT of ₹23,622 cr (+30% YoY) and O2C EBITDA up 47%.
Retail is seen muted and the board will consider raising funds via debentures, so O2C margins and the funding update are the swing factors.
📎 _Read: Business Standard_
📈 *Maruti Suzuki EV exports cross 50,000 units*
Maruti said cumulative EV exports crossed 50,000 units between the start of global shipments in August 2025 and October 2026.
Supports the export-led EV thesis for India’s largest carmaker.
📎 _Read: Business Standard_
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_Compiled by InvestoScope · 30 Oct 2026_