F&O frenzy: NSE’s 15-minute tweak that could save billions for traders – explained

At 9:01am this Monday, something quietly historic happened on the National Stock Exchange. For the first time, options-crazed traders didn’t dive straight into live futures prices at the opening bell – they had to watch a call auction screen instead.NSE’s new 15-minute pre-open session for equity derivatives went live on December 8, in what traders…

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House-to-house, form-to-form: The unseen daily grind of BLOs amid SIR rollout | India News

NEW DELHI: The Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who have been a silent and almost invisible part of India’s electoral machinery for decades, have suddenly found themselves at the centre of attention. The Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has placed them at the centre of one of the largest verification drives…

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IMF’s Georgieva urges China to speed up shift from exports

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends the 1+10 Dialogue with leaders of International Economic Organisations, with China’s Premier Li Qiang (not pictured) in Beijing on December 9, 2025. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to “accelerate” support for domestic consumption and reduce its reliance on exports for…

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India-EU trade deal: Goyal says FTA talks advancing in positive direction; ‘committed for an early conclusion’

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that negotiations for the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement are advancing in a positive direction, with a rough outline of the pact already prepared. He emphasised that both sides are committed to an early conclusion of the deal. “Ek free trade agreement ki motee-motee roop…

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Strive (ASST) Starts $500 Million ATM Program for High-Yield SATA Preferred Stock

Strive (ASST), a publicly traded bitcoin BTC$92,384.72 treasury and asset-management company, said it arranged a $500 million at-the-market offering (ATM) for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA) to help fund further purchases of the largest cryptocurrency. SATA pays a 12% dividend with an effective yield near 13%, and the security is intentionally…

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‘Motivated campaign against CJI Surya Kant’: 44 former SC, HC judges issue statement; move after Rohingyas remarks row | India News

NEW DELHI: Forty-four former Supreme Court and high court judges have condemned what they described as a “motivated campaign” targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over his comments in the Rohingya migrant case, saying critics had twisted a routine judicial query into accusations of bias, according to a statement.“Judicial proceedings can and should be…

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