Shares of Symbiotec Pharmalab surged around 6% on Thursday, October 1, as investors focused on the company's subsidiary securing distribution rights for an injectable product in the United States.

October 2026 income tax calendar: Check key TDS, TCS, tax audit and ITR deadlines, including the revised October 21 and November 21 dates.

The proposals are part of draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which was released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on September 30 for public consultation.

In January 2026, Indians opened 12 lakh new gold ETF folios in a single month; in August, barely 4,000 were added. Retail gold purchases haven't stopped, though, and August purchases through UPI apps more than doubled from a year earlier. The catch is where that money now sits and if it is in a regulated environment.

The daily charts of NIFTY50 indicate a make-or-break level for the index as it touched the 200-day weekly moving average level for the first time since March 2020. The weakness would intensify if the index closes below the 23,500 zone. On the flip side, the 23,000 level remains a crucial resistance zone for NIFTY50 on the upside.