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​After China’s stance towards crypto, India seems to have gained the attention of global players, both in terms of investment and mining. Also, as per the latest report, India has the highest number of Cryptocurrency owners in the world at over 100 million.

The net profit stood at Rs 460 crore compared with Rs 308 crore in the year-ago period. Total income fell about 3 per cent at Rs 3824 crore from Rs 3937 crore.

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday confirmed the directions passed against twelve promoters of DHFL which barred them from accessing securities market. A detailed investigation in the matter is pending.

Total income of the insurer during the July-September period, however, rose to Rs 20,478.46 crore, against Rs 16,426.03 crore a year ago, HDFC Life said in a regulatory filing.

Following the buzz, shares of Paytm in the unlisted market have corrected about 10-12 per cent to Rs 3,200-3,250 from Rs 3,600-3,650 earlier.

The rupee on Friday settled at 74.89/$1 as against 74.8600 per US dollar on Thursday. The partially convertible rupee had started the day at 74.81/$1 and then moved in a range of 74.69/$1 to 74.94/$1.

The stock fell more than 3 per cent today adding to the more than 6 per drop on Wednesday as media reports suggested that the newly formed panel to look into cigarette taxes may recommend a hike in retail prices of as much as 75 per cent.

The OIS curve is now the steepest in more than 11 years — a clear-cut sign that the market is bracing for imminent and continued normalisation of the monetary policy.

Analysts said the recovery attempts in the last couple of days have met with renewed selling pressure, as the bears are trying to gain the upper hand. The range of 17,950-18,050 is likely to offer strong support to the index, they said.

The company reported a 9.1 per cent on-year growth in consolidated revenue from operations to Rs. 3,033.1 crore, which was above Street’s expectations.