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Japanese shares led regional gains as the yen’s slide on Tuesday boosted the outlook for the nation’s exporters. The dollar bounced in New York following stronger-than-expected retail-sales data. Hong Kong is shut for a holiday, while Chinese stocks listed on mainland markets will resume trading after a break.

The dollar steadied on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales led traders to slightly reduce bets on an outsized interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The Fed is expected to make its first interest rate cut in over four years, with the size and tone of the cut influencing future market moves.

U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday after earlier gains, with the S&P 500 and Dow hitting record highs. Investors are anticipating the first Federal Reserve rate cut in over four years. Economic data showed retail sales rose unexpectedly in August, indicating a stable economy through most of the third quarter.

Stocks that were in focus include names like Mazagon Dock, which fell 1.45%, Adani Green, which gained 0.74%, and Tata Motors, whose shares fell 1.3% on Tuesday.

The Future & Options contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market wide positions limits or MWPL. The ban on it is reversed only if the open interest falls below 80%.

This means today will be the last day to buy the shares of these companies in order to be able to qualify for the dividends announced by them.

A few recent policy reversals highlight the element of uncertainty that investors must grapple with after a decade of certainty, as Modi increasingly leans on coalition partners. That’s led to concerns stocks tied to government policies may continue to trail the broader market.

UBS said that the city gas space is at a critical point where smaller entities are turning sellers and strategic partners due to issues such as non-performance from new/small entities, infrastructure-commitment defaults, gas-sourcing challenges and capital constraints. that consolidation of smaller players in the city gas space.

The offer was a fresh issue of ₹850 crore and an offer for sale of ₹250 crore. The company had a market capitalization of ₹10,692.5 crore at close on Tuesday.