Soaring vegetable prices pushed the retail inflation rate to a nine-month high of 5.49 percent in September, according to government data released on Monday.

The consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation rate was 3.65 percent in August and 5.02 per in September 2023. The previous high inflation rate was witnessed in December 2023 at 5.69 percent.

Markets regulator SEBI on Monday introduced a framework to monitor shareholding limits, public shareholding requirements, and the "fit & proper" criteria for Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), which include stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories.

This framework applies to both listed and unlisted MIIs, requiring them to disclose their shareholding patterns quarterly on their websites as per SEBI's Listing Obligations (LODR) norms, the regulator said in a circular.

The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for “studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.” The Nobel Committee announced the laureates on Monday, October 14, from Stockholm, Sweden.