💹 *Daily Business Briefs | Thursday, 24 Sep 2026*

_Markets open today_

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📊 *ECONOMY & POLICY*

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🏦 *Bank strike looms; Centre advances salaries*

UFBU’s 3-day strike from Sep 28–30 could disrupt banking for five straight days, right as banks close their half-yearly books.

Centre has moved September salary/pension for govt staff to Sep 25; banks stay open this Sunday for essential transactions.

📎 _Read: UNI / Upstox_

https://upstox.com/news/personal-finance/latest-updates/bank-strike-central-govt-employees-pensioners-and-post-office-staff-to-get-september-salary-early-this-month/article-200773

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🏢 *COMPANIES*

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📈 *Hero Motors locks 20% upper circuit*

Shares listed at roughly a 2% discount to issue price on NSE before hitting the upper circuit.

A reminder that early listing-day weakness doesn’t always hold — worth keeping in mind for today’s NSE debut.

📎 _Read: Upstox_

https://upstox.com/news/market-news/ipo/hero-motors-shares-list-at-over-2-discount-on-nse-here-s-how-much-investors-lost-per-lot/article-200714

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🌍 *GLOBAL & WORLD*

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📉 *Wall Street slides as yields hit 2007 highs*

Dow fell 352pts (-0.68%), S&P 500 -0.75%, Nasdaq -1.13% on Sep 23 as the 10-yr Treasury yield hit 5.11%.

Strong US PMI data and rising oil prices fanned fresh Fed rate-hike fears — a weak overnight cue for today’s Indian open.

📎 _Read: Yahoo Finance_

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-wednesday-september-23-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-080556640.html

🤝 *Trump-Xi trade truce extended to Jan 2027*

Trump welcomed Xi to Washington for talks covering trade, rare earths, AI, Taiwan and Iran.

Treasury Secretary Bessent confirmed the tariff truce extension, easing near-term escalation risk though rare-earth and tech-transfer disputes remain unresolved.

📎 _Read: International News & Views_

Trump-Xi Summit Today: Trade Truce Extended as Xi Arrives in Washington; Taiwan, Iran and AI on Agenda

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_Compiled by InvestoScope · 24 Sep 2026_