Eternal, the parent entity of Zomato and Blinkit, reported a consolidated net profit of ₹125 crore for the September quarter, up 92.3 per cent over the ₹65 crore it posted a year ago, on the back of strong revenue growth.

Gold ETFs see 13th straight weekly net inflows as prices hover near $4,200, with $2.3B inflows and $479M redemptions amid market volatility.

Anthropic reported $16.8 billion in third-quarter revenue, an adjusted gross margin of 85% and positive free cash flow. The figures suggest the company's artificial intelligence investments are starting to pay off. They may strengthen the case for its planned IPO, yet they have not eased doubts about the wider AI sector. Global AI stocks remain under pressure from rising bond yields, oil-driven inflation and funding concerns at companies such as CoreWeave.

多家印度上市公司於10月15日公布2026財年第二季度業績。Wipro獨立淨利潤按年增長9%至286.27億盧比，Tech Mahindra淨利潤增32.7%至158.6億盧比，營收上升15.6%。Polycab India淨利潤增44%至96.52億盧比，Nestlé India淨利潤增36%至102.67億盧比，惟股價下跌。Heritage Foods淨利潤下滑39%，整體季報表現分化。

Indian stocks may open weak amid global sell-off as Korea/Nikkei dive, US inflation grips yields; AI stocks under pressure, caution on oil and earnings.

Anthropic PBC 計劃於10月14日舉行上市前投資者日活動，為潛在的大規模首次公開招股（IPO）作準備。公司最快可能在11月9日展開正式的上市前營銷，力爭在感恩節前掛牌交易。Anthropic 正尋求新一輪至少300億美元的融資，目標估值約1.4萬億美元。投資者則認為其合理估值介乎1.8萬億至2萬億美元。

Indian cotton prices rebounded by around ₹3,000–4,000 per candy last week to about ₹68,000, as slow new-crop arrivals and deficient rainfall stoked fears of yield losses. Farmers are holding back their crop in anticipation of higher prices, while the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) raised its auction price for the 2025-26 crop by ₹500 per candy. Cumulative arrivals reached about 5 lakh bales in the first nine days of the 2026-27 season, with roughly 78,000 bales arriving on Monday. Prices have risen by ₹3,000 per candy over the past 10 days.

印度食品部公布，2026年10月1日至15日將向國內市場投放14 lakh tonnes食糖銷售配額，當中包括分配予獨立煉糖廠的1 lt。新榨季於10月1日展開，馬哈拉施特拉邦及北方邦西部的糖廠計劃較往常更早開榨。配額要求糖廠首周至少售出45%，其餘於第二周完成。措施旨在杜塞拉節前增加供應，以紓緩糖價壓力。

全球棉花價格走軟，紐約ICE 12月棉花期貨由8月底高位93美分/磅回落至約80.13美分/磅。印度國內棉價亦回落至每坎地64500-65500盧比，棉花公司拍賣價近兩日下調約1200盧比。棉籽價格同步下跌300-400盧比，市場到貨量增加但需求保持清淡。