Vodafone Idea share price: Vodafone Idea, in an exchange filing on Thursday, said: "The DoT ... has informed that the Committee formed for the purpose has finalised the AGR dues at ₹64,046 crore as of December 31, 2025."

The crude oil price assumption has been upped to $85 per barrel during FY27 from $70 per barrel during H2FY26

Upcoming IPOs this week: The initial public offering of integrated marketing and PR solutions provider Value 360 Communications is live from May 4 to May 6. The price band has been fixed at ₹95 to ₹98 per share.

The concerns of AI spending yielding any meaningful results abate as big tech companies post robust earnings, primarily driven by AI-led demand. The cloud services, which are now integrated with enterprise-level AI, have posted one of the fastest topline growth in recent years across Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft. Consequently, the companies have raised their guidance for 2026 with an even larger AI capex bucket.

Crude oil prices were trading near the $108 per barrel after the OPEC+ decision to raise oil output targets for June 2026 and Trump's ‘Project Freedom’ move to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The benchmark indices are expected to open over 200 points higher on Monday morning, owing to positive global market cues. The Korean indices hit fresh record high levels on Monday morning, rallying over 3%. The US markets closed mixed, with NASDAQ hitting fresh record high levels.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has capped FDI inflow in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) at 20% of its total paid-up equity capital.

SEBI has operationalised the PaRRVA (Past Risk and Return Verification Agency) framework, appointing Care Ratings Limited as the first agency to provide these services from May 4, 2026.

Market outlook FY27: H1FY27 will likely see continued sideways movement and heightened volatility as inflation and interest rate trajectories adjust to the energy shock, says Kush Gupta, Director at SKG Investment & Advisory.

Q4 results: NBFC Manappuram Finance, engineering services company Tata Technologies, pharmaceutical firm Wockhardt, soda ash producer Tata Chemicals, speciality chemical manufacturer Aarti Industries, infrastructure and technology service provider Computer Age Management Services, real estate developer Sobha, and hospitality company Oriental Hotels, among others, will also release earnings.

Gold prices have stayed in the upper range after breaking out of consolidation in August. The sharp and relentless rally has attracted investors back towards gold. Some prefer to participate through ETFs, some through physical and others via mutual funds. While ETFs and physical gold have mirrored the gold price rise. The DSPWorld Gold Mining Overseas Equity Omni FoF has outperformed the returns of gold and equities in 2025.

The Finance Ministry is seeking public opinion on a draft bill to replace the 80-year-old Central Excise Act, which came into force in 1944. The new bill is likely to be passed in the upcoming budget session. Replacement of the archaic bill will ensure ease of doing business and bring more transparency.