Subsequently, IGIL shares rallied to touch the day's upper price band of Rs 353.20. Nearly 5 million shares changed hands before trading was halted at the circuit.

Meta will grant Zuckerberg non-voting shares that could help cover a potential multi-billion-dollar tax bill in exchange for an eight-year commitment to remain in California or wherever the company is headquartered.

Brent crude futures rose $1.29, or 1.2%, to $110.11 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 97 cents, or 1%, to $98.12. Brent had settled largely unchanged on Wednesday, while WTI had eased 67 cents.

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Asian markets plunged on Thursday, with KOSPI crashing nearly 8 percent and Nikkei falling about 5 percent, as hotter-than-expected US inflation fuelled Fed rate hike fears and triggered a global selloff in AI and semiconductor stocks.

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Oil prices rose above $105 a barrel, weighing on global equities as Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled further interest-rate hikes may be needed to curb inflation. Dow futures fell 400 points, and S&P 500 futures pulled back from record highs. Asian benchmarks ended sharply lower, with India’s Sensex down 1,045 points and the Nifty hitting a 21-month low.

The Reserve Bank of India raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% and changed its stance from neutral to “calibrated tightening” amid persistent inflation pressures. The central bank also lifted its FY27 consumer inflation projection to 5.2%, citing broader food-price pressures and added risks from crude-oil volatility. Right Horizons CEO Anil Rego said the decision was broadly in line with expectations, and that further hikes remain possible even as the RBI has not laid out a preset tightening path, according to Moneycontrol.