Markets post biggest weekly gain in four months, Nifty Bank leads

The Sensex and Nifty each rose nearly 2% for the week, marking a robust recovery in investor sentiment after recent volatility.

The Sensex and Nifty each rose nearly 2% for the week, marking a robust recovery in investor sentiment after recent volatility.

Silver prices have surged ahead of Dhanteras 2025, hitting all-time high levels in India amid global supply shortages and festive demand. Analysts highlight strong industrial demand, ETF inflows, and constrained physical supply as key drivers of the rally.

Hiren Ved, Director and Chief Investment Officer at Alchemy Capital Management said the firm continues to focus on quality companies with long-term growth potential rather than contrarian bets. “We are clearly growth investors,” he said.

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PCBL Chemical also announced an interim dividend of ₹6 per share and the record date for that payout has been fixed as Monday, October 27, 2025.

Hindustan Zinc’s Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter increased by 8% from the year-ago period to ₹4,446 crore from ₹4,133 crore.

Atul’s revenue rose 11.4% year-on-year to ₹1,552 crore, up from ₹1,392.8 crore in the year-ago period.

PVR Inox reported a sharp turnaround in Q2 FY26 with a ₹106 crore profit, aided by record admissions, strong box office hits, and its highest post-pandemic ad income.

The company said the dividend will be paid within 30 days of declaration to shareholders. Shares of LTIMindtree Ltd ended at ₹5,605.10, down by ₹7.50, or 0.13%, on the BSE.

The company reported a net profit of ₹127.5 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, down 28.8% from ₹179 crore a year earlier.