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🏢 *COMPANIES*
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💰 *Jio Platforms IPO closes ~22x subscribed*
Overall subscription was 22.19x, with QIBs at 70.55x, HNIs at 14x and retail at 2.72x (one tracker shows 21.36x).
Refunds and demat credit are due today; the listing date is not yet confirmed.
📎 _Read: Trendlyne_
https://trendlyne.com/ipo/detail/2479/jio-platforms-ltd
📈 *Ather Energy posts first-ever profit*
Q2 profit was Rs 1.26 cr on revenue up 63% to Rs 1,464 cr, with a 4.9% EBITDA margin; the board approved about Rs 122 cr of capex for the Hosur and AURIC factories.
Profitability combined with capacity expansion drove a sharp rally in the stock.
📎 _Read: Business Today_
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🌍 *GLOBAL & WORLD*
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🏦 *Fed seen holding rates on 28 Oct*
A hold at 3.75-4.00% is expected, though futures put a hike by year-end at roughly 75-94% depending on the tracker.
A hawkish Chair Warsh would pressure emerging-market flows and the rupee; the ECB (29 Oct) and BoJ (30 Oct) follow.
📎 _Read: CNBC_
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/fed-decision-expectations-october-meeting.html
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_Compiled by InvestoScope · 27 Oct 2026_