INDIA GOVT APPROVES 55.48 BLN RUPEES PROCURMENT OF PULSES AND OILSEEDS FOR 2026-27; CABINET APPROVES 1.86 TRLN RUPEES TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SCHEME

VEDANTA: CO SUCCESSFULLY RAISES 20B RUPEES THROUGH BASE ISSUE OF NCDS

US ADP NONFARM EMPLOYMENT CHANGE (SEP) ACTUAL: 90K VS 75K PREVIOUS; EST 38K

US CORE PCE PRICE INDEX YOY ACTUAL 3.007601% (FORECAST 3.3%, PREVIOUS 3.3%)

US CORE PCE PRICES FINAL ACTUAL 3.3% (FORECAST 3.6%, PREVIOUS 3.6%)

US PCE PRICES FINAL ACTUAL 5.0% (FORECAST -, PREVIOUS 5.3%)

𝗨𝗦 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔

• 𝗨𝗦 𝗚𝗗𝗣 (𝗤𝟮, 𝗤𝗼𝗤): 𝟮.𝟮% vs 1.5% Previous | Est. 1.5%

• 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗔𝘂𝗴, 𝗠𝗼𝗠): 𝟬.𝟮% vs 0.4% Previous | Est. 0.5%

• 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗔𝘂𝗴, 𝗠𝗼𝗠): 𝟬.𝟵% vs 0.2% Previous | Est. 0.9%

• 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗠𝗼𝗠): 𝟬.𝟳% vs 1.3% Previous | Est. 0.5%

NCC: CO RECEIVES TWO ADDITIONAL ORDERS WORTH ₹500.22 CRORE IN SEPTEMBER ACROSS BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISIONS

TRADERS PARE BETS ON OTC FED RATE HIKE AFTER PCE REPORT

NETANYAHU SAYS A PILOT APPARENTLY TRIED TO CRASH PLANE FROM DUBAI

HDFC BANK: CO APPOINTS V. N. SRIVATSAN AS CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

US CRUDE OIL FUTURES SETTLE 1.16% HIGHER AT $90.42/BBL, UP $1.04

TRUMP SAYS 'OUR NATION IS DOING REALLY WELL, IN MANY WAYS, BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE, BUT THE PUBLIC JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW WELL WE'RE DOING', ADDING THAT 'THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA REFUSES TO DISSEMINATE OUR RECORD SETTING NUMBERS, SO I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN TO DO IT MYSELF' - TRUTH SOCIAL

TRUMP SAYS HE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT 'THE LAST AMERICAN FORCES ARE LEAVING IRAQ', CALLING IT 'A GREAT DAY FOR AMERICA' AND SAYING THE U.S. LEAVES WITH IRAQ HAVING 'A WONDERFUL NEW PRIME MINISTER, ALI AL-ZAIDI', WHOM HE SUPPORTED AND ENDORSED AND WHO WON AN ELECTION 'HE WAS NOT EXPECTED TO WIN, AND DID SO, IN A LANDSLIDE'. - TRUTH SOCIAL

TRUMP SAYS OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE — LAUNCHED IN 2003 UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH AND CONTINUED UNDER OBAMA IN 2014 AND JOE BIDEN — 'ENDS IN 2026 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP', CALLING IT 'A VICTORY FOR THE UNITED STATES, A VICTORY FOR IRAQ, AND A DECISIVE VICTORY OVER ISIS', WHICH HE SAYS WAS 'COMPLETELY DECIMATED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, FIRST TERM'. - TRUTH SOCIAL

TRUMP SAYS THAT UNLIKE AFGHANISTAN, 'WHERE MUCH MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS LEFT BEHIND, AND 13 WARRIORS LIE DEAD', THE 'ORDERLY DEPARTURE OF COALITION FORCES AND EQUIPMENT FROM ERBIL AIR BASE MARKS THE END OF A VERY EXPENSIVE EXCURSION INTO HELL', ADDING 'WE CAME TO FIGHT A CALIPHATE. THERE IS NO LONGER A CALIPHATE. WE ARE GOING HOME'. - TRUTH SOCIAL

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES GEMINI 4 ARGON

GOOGLE ANNOUNCED GEMINI 4 ARGON, WITH ACCESS BEING GRADUALLY EXPANDED TO EARLY TESTERS.

1 MILLION-TOKEN OUTPUT LIMIT: GOOGLE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ARGON’S OUTPUT CAPACITY TO 1 MILLION TOKENS, SUPPORTING LONGER AND MORE COMPLEX TASKS.

CYBERSECURITY FOCUS: ARGON WAS TRAINED TO BE HIGHLY CAPABLE IN CYBERSECURITY DEFENSE, TARGETING TRUSTED DEFENDERS AND GOOGLE’S INTERNAL SECURITY TEAMS.

NO CYBER GUARDRAILS FOR TRUSTED USERS: GOOGLE SAID ARGON WILL BE RELEASED WITHOUT CYBER GUARDRAILS TO TRUSTED DEFENDERS AND GOOGLE’S INTERNAL TEAMS.

SAFETY MONITORING: GOOGLE IS DEPLOYING MISALIGNMENT MITIGATIONS THAT MONITOR ARGON’S CHAIN-OF-THOUGHT AND ACTIONS AND CAN STOP EXECUTION WHEN NECESSARY.

U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCESS: GOOGLE SAID IT IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S VOLUNTARY PRE-RELEASE MODEL-ACCESS PROCESS.

WIDER ROLLOUT: GOOGLE WILL CONTINUE GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM EARLY TESTERS BEFORE MAKING ARGON AVAILABLE TO DEVELOPERS, ENTERPRISES AND CONSUMERS.

Stock up 3.5%

M&M: (TRACTOR) SEPTEMBER TOTAL SALES 52100 UNITS VS 66111 UNITS (YOY); EST 52,100

ESCORTS KUBOTA: SEPTEMBER TOTAL SALES 15,214 UNITS VS 18,267 UNITS (YOY)