Sugar prices in India have eased after jumping to Rs 65/kg in August, with ex-mill rates down nearly 25% and retail prices falling by around 10% to about Rs 58.50/kg. The average retail price stood at Rs 58.02/kg on Tuesday, up 25% year on year but down 3% from last month, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Price Monitoring Cell. Industry estimates show 2025-26 sugar output fell 27% to around 28.1 MT, while the pace of declines has varied across the supply chain.

SoFi Technologies said stablecoin settlement is now live across SoFi Bank’s debit and credit card program, using Mastercard’s network and moving its card settlement toward SoFiUSD. The company said the setup extends SoFiUSD-based payments to merchants, with a target of covering more than $25 billion in payment volume. Membership reached 15.8 million, and lending adjusted net revenue rose 59% year over year. Analysts tracked by TipRanks have an average 12-month price target of $20.67, implying about 22% upside versus Monday’s close.

Russia’s Moscow Exchange has listed perpetual futures contracts for five major cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Tron. The offering gives investors a new leveraged trading tool and expands the exchange’s digital-asset derivatives lineup. The move signals wider acceptance of crypto-asset derivatives in Russia’s regulated market.

The Nasdaq 100 completed its quarterly rebalance on September 21, lifting SPCX’s index weighting from 1.28% to 2.82%. A first-time unlock of up to 328.4 million SPCX shares is scheduled for September 24, allowing early investors and insiders to sell. Separately, xAI’s recent release of the Grok 4.7 model is cited as supportive for the SpaceX stock outlook.

U.S. fintech company SoFi said its stablecoin partnership with Mastercard has officially launched. The move marks SoFi’s expansion from consumer finance into the stablecoin space. The company’s shares rose following the announcement.

Foreign institutional investors were net sellers of ₹3,809.99 crore in Indian equities on Tuesday, with selling surging more than six-fold from the previous session. Domestic institutional investors remained net buyers, purchasing ₹4,120.07 crore worth of shares and providing support to the market. The Nifty fell 85 points to 23,329 and the Sensex slipped 330 points to 74,529, though both recovered from intraday lows as Brent crude moved below $100 a barrel.

Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 203 points to 36,009 on Tuesday, its highest close in nine sessions. Aecon Group surged more than 8% after winning nearly C$3 billion in contracts tied to the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Refurbishment Project, while CAE climbed more than 5%. Strength in crude oil and copper supported the market, though weaker precious metals and uncertainty around Canadian potash exports to the U.S. capped gains.

Nvidia guided October-quarter revenue to $108 billion and forecast a 74% gross margin, while setting a 71% gross-margin floor for January—both above key thresholds. The company said the Rubin platform lifts revenue per gigawatt by 60%, supporting a target of 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028 that it expects to outpace Wall Street forecasts. Risks include $36 billion in guaranteed AI cloud revenue floors, though free cash flow and demand-driven shortages are cited as supports for continued growth confidence.