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Jio Platforms' initial public offering (IPO) is drawing a strong investor response, with the issue fully subscribed within minutes of opening. The IPO was fully subscribed in just the first 100 minutes. The issue saw the portion reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) fully subscribed at over 3x demand. According to data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the portion reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 3.77 times. The portion reserved for Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs) was subscribed 30 per cent, while the retail investor category saw 27 per cent subscription. Overall, the IPO got bids for 23,27,13,888 shares against…

State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest bank, on Wednesday confirmed a cyberattack and said data of 3,897 ​customers containing personally identifiable ​information (PIIs) was ⁠disclosed on the dark web. According to the public sector bank, a detailed investigation is required to determine the potential source and extent of the exposure and assess the associated risks to customers and the bank. "We hereby inform you that the Bank has experienced an incident involving the loss of certain data," the company said in an exchange filing on Wednesday.  According to the bank, it received communications on October 16, 2026, from its…

Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started the session in green amid optimism around a potential India-US trade deal. The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 25.47 points, or 0.03 per cent, to start at 74,341.08, while the Nifty added 127.05 points to open at 23,016. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 73,852.90 and the Nifty 50 at 22,888.95. Similarly, the broader indices traded in green in the opening session. While the BSE Midcap Select Index added 56.41 points, the BSE Smallcap Select Index gained 35.44 points or 0.40 per cent, to trade in the red at…