Meta plans $35 billion in stock offerings and a further $60 billion share sale programme to finance AI expansion, as heavy infrastructure spending strains its free cash flow

India's cotton production is projected to decline to around 29 million bales in 2026-27, prompting the Centre to consider extending duty-free imports until December to ease supply pressures.

Ather Energy on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1.26 crore for Q2FY27 as against a net loss of ₹154.07 crore in Q2FY26.

Adani Power reported revenue of ₹1.7 trillion, up 29.8% year on year. That figure included a one-time prior-period income of ₹242.2 billion.

OpenAI 已將估值目標由 1.4 萬億美元下調至 1.25 萬億美元。部分投資者對較高的定價有所抗拒。公司同時計劃集資 300 億美元，為 2027 年潛在上市作準備。

10月19日，黃金及白銀價格上升。美國聯儲局主席沃什發表鴿派言論後，交易員縮減對10月加息的押注。環球市場方面，Comex黃金期貨在每盎司4,200美元附近交易，白銀期貨在每盎司57.60美元附近交易。當日黃金開盤報每盎司4,185美元，較前收市價4,181.10美元上升16.10美元。

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank report sequential declines in net interest margins as FCNR(B) deposits weigh on earnings, but expect recovery as funds are deployed

受伊朗衝突引發的投入成本壓力及盧比貶值影響，印度企業FY27盈利增長共識預期大幅下調。Axis Securities報告顯示，整體盈利增速由2月的2%降至9月的-16.9%。消費必需品盈利增速由9.8%降至-3.8%，房地產則因高端住宅需求獲上調至28.1%。能源、運費及進口組件成本上升是主要拖累。

Wipro 公布第二季業績，淨利按年跌 1.4% 至 320.1 億盧比。股價其後升近 2%，惟多家券商仍維持看淡立場。券商指第三季收入指引疲弱，按季增幅介乎 -1.5% 至 0.5%，主要受休假及交易簽約低迷拖累。剔除收購貢獻後，有機增長近乎零，甚至為負。