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Oil prices dropped on Friday on the prospect that the OPEC+ supplier alliance might step up a planned increase in output to ease supply concerns, with soaring gas prices spurring power producers to switch from gas to oil. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 5 cents to $74.98 a barrel at 0153 GMT, though the contract remained on track to post its sixth consecutive week of gains.

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd., incorporated in the year 1991, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 22882.01 Crore) operating in NBFC sector.

The price of natural gas produced by state-owned firms such as ONGC from fields given to them on nomination basis will be USD 2.90 per million British thermal unit for the six month period beginning October 1.

TCS has won six large deals in the last five months for projects that are built atop blockchain technology, including one for building a bank guarantee programme for a leading Israeli bank.

Invesco, which holds 17.88% stake in ZEE, had sent a notice to the ZEE board requisitioning an EGM of the company to consider removal of MD & CEO Punit Goenka and two other non-independent non-executive directors from the company’s board.

The Tata bid is about ₹3,000 crore higher than the reserve price set by the government and about ₹5,000 crore more than the bid by Singh, said the people cited above. Government sources have declined to comment on reports that have put the reserve price at ₹15,000-20,000 crore.

In response to a query from ET, a Srei Group spokesperson said the economic downturn and loan moratoriums provided by the regulator had affected operations. The group is now in discussions with banks to implement a restructuring scheme.

The maker of the Brezza SUV had earlier kept the door open for the diesel powertrain for mid-size vehicles, though it had stopped producing small diesel-run cars. But the shift of consumer preference towards petrol has triggered the company to finally bid adieu to diesel.

Paras Defence and Space Technologies will be listed today. The manufacturer of defence and space engineering products is expected to make a super solid Dalal street debut.

Gold prices eased on Friday after rallying to a one-week high above the key $1,750 level in the previous session, as the dollar rebounded and made the metal expensive for holders of other currencies. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,754.64 per ounce by 0139 GMT, after rising nearly 1.8% on Thursday as the dollar index slipped.