The air quality in several parts of Delhi reeled under the 'severe' category on Friday morning with Mundka recording the highest Air Quality Index (498), as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As the quality of air deteriorated, a thick haze blanketed the skyline of the national capital.

According to the CPCB, the AQI in the Lodhi Road area was recorded at 438, in Jahangirpuri at 491, in the RK Puram area and in IGI Airport (T3) at 486 and 473 respectively.

The price of 24-carat gold jumped Rs 110 in early trade on Friday, with ten grams of the precious metal selling for Rs 61,640, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver saw an increase of Rs 700, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at Rs 74,800.

The price of 22-carat gold also rose by Rs 100, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,500.

In Mumbai, the price of ten grams of 24-carat gold is in line with prices in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 61,640.

The Centre has sent a notice to tech major Apple regarding the threat notification received by several members of Parliament (MPs), which read "state-sponsored attackers may be targeting your iPhone", the Information Technology (IT) Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday.

This comes after the Centre said that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has initiated an investigation into Apple threat notification. CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur.

Tata Motors on Thursday reported a net profit of Rs 3,764 crore in the quarter that ended on September 30, as compared to the loss of Rs 944.61 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The net profit was up 17.5 per cent from Rs 3,202.80 crore in the previous quarter.

The company's total revenue from operations was Rs 1.05 trillion, up 32 per cent from Rs 79,611.37 crore in the same quarter last year. The total revenue was also up from Rs 1.02 trillion in the previous quarter.

The NSE Thursday announced the timings for the Muhurat Trading session 2023. Muhurat Trading session is considered auspicious by many investors as they believe it will bring them good luck and wealth. According to the NSE, the Muhurat Trading session will take place on November 12, Sunday.

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday announced that Zurich Insurance Company Ltd will acquire a 51 per cent stake in the Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Ltd for Rs 4,051 crore. Further, within three years from the initial acquisition, Zurich will buy an additional 19 per cent stake in the company.

"Zurich's investment represents the single largest investment by a global strategic insurer in an Indian non-life insurer," the company said. The transaction of a 51 per cent stake is expected to be completed by June 30, 2024.

Shares of JK Tyre & Industries rallied 14 per cent to a new all-time high of Rs 351.05 on the BSE in Thursday’s early trade.

The stock jumped on the company's strong operational performance in the September quarter (Q2FY24) and surpassed its previous high of Rs 344 touched on October 17.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions saw their highest-ever value in October, touching Rs 17.16 trillion, up 9 per cent compared to Rs 15.8 trillion in September.

In volume terms, too, transactions touched a new high at 11.41 billion, up 8 per cent compared to 10.56 billion in September.

Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday announced new artificial intelligence-enabled features for its premium users to mark the milestone of one billion users.

"Today, we're starting this journey with the launch of a new Premium experience, available to a select group of Premium subscribers. These members will experience greater personalisation with every interaction, from gaining insights into important topics to personalised career actions they can take," said Tomer Cohen, chief product officer at LinkedIn, in a blog post.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Manoranjan Mishra as Executive Director (ED) with effect from November 1, 2023.

As the ED he will be looking after the Enforcement Directorate, Risk Monitoring Department and Department of External Investments & Operations.

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