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Vol. I · No. 20Wednesday, 14 October 2026 · Evening editionPrinted 5:18 PM IST

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Markets

Canara Bank Q2 results: Profit rises 8% to ₹5,175 cr, revenue at ₹40,931 cr

State-owned Canara Bank on Wednesday reported an 8 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 5,175 crore for the September quarter of this fiscal.

BS·ET·BusinessLine·NDTV Profit·Fin. Express·Moneycontrol6 papers

Economy & Policy

India-US trade deal talks nearing 'landing point', says Jaishankar

India and the US are continuing to engage to iron out differences on the proposed trade deal, and negotiations are heading towards a "landing point," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, while noting that the core fundamentals of the bilateral strategic…

BS·BusinessLine·Moneycontrol·ET4 papers

The Week Ahead

Times in IST
  1. Today14OctIndia wholesale prices (WPI)September figures · 12 noon ISTIN
  2. Today14OctUS inflation (CPI)September figures · 6:00 PM ISTUS
  3. Tue20OctMarkets closedNSE & BSE shut for DussehraIN

The CFA & CA Lens

Today’s news, exam-style

CFA Level I

Financial Statement Analysis

Earnings & margins

In the newsCanara Bank Q2 results: Profit rises 8% to ₹5,175 cr, revenue at ₹40,931 cr

Results show whether a company is growing profits, not just sales. Margins show how much of each rupee of revenue survives as profit.

Exam angleGross margin → operating margin (EBIT) → net margin. EBITDA adds back depreciation and amortisation, which are non-cash expenses.

Economics

Inflation & price indexes

In the newsWholesale inflation jumps to 11.39% in September as food, fuel costs rise

Consumer price inflation measures how fast the cost of a typical household basket is rising. Stubborn inflation keeps central banks from cutting rates.

Exam anglePrice indexes tend to overstate true cost-of-living changes because of substitution, quality and new-product biases.

Fixed Income

Bond prices & yields

In the newsBank of America fined $1.2 billion over money laundering violations

A bond's price and its yield move in opposite directions. When market yields rise, existing bonds paying lower coupons are worth less, so their prices fall.

Exam angle%ΔPrice ≈ −ModDur × Δyield + ½ × Convexity × (Δyield)². Longer-duration bonds fall more when yields rise.

CA · ICAI

CA Inter · Financial Management

Capital budgeting

In the newsHyundai Motor group to invest $15.5 billion in India over 7 years

A new plant or data centre is only worth building if the cash it throws off, discounted at the cost of capital, beats what it costs.

Exam angleAccept if NPV > 0. Payback period is simple but ignores the time value of money and cash flows after payback.

CA Final · Financial Reporting

Control, subsidiaries & JVs

In the newsCCEA approves IDBI Bank stake sale to Fairfax for ₹52,878 crore; govt, LIC to receive proceeds

Buying a stake can make the target a subsidiary, a joint venture or just an investment, and each is accounted for very differently in the buyer's consolidated statements.

Exam angleInd AS 110 control = power over the investee + exposure to variable returns + the ability to use that power. Joint ventures use the equity method (Ind AS 28).

CA Final · Advanced Financial Management

Hedging currency risk

In the newsRupee rises 44 paise to 94.92 against US dollar in early trade

Exporters and importers use forward contracts to lock in today the exchange rate they'll get when the payment actually arrives.

Exam angleForward rate by interest rate parity (direct quote): F = S × (1 + r_home) ÷ (1 + r_foreign). An exporter hedges by selling dollars forward.

Markets

17 stories

IPO Watch

HD Fire Protect IPO booked over 7x so far on day 2; GMP rises to 34%

Moneycontrol·ET

Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex falls 252 points, Nifty slips to 22,622, as rising crude, FII selling weigh on markets

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The stock markets closed in the red on Wednesday as investors booked profits following the previous session's sharp rebound, while rising crude oil prices amid geopolitical supply concerns and sustained foreign institutional…

BusinessLine

Economy & Policy

17 stories

Bank of England and IMF bosses warn of cyber threat to trust in financial system

Kristalina Georgieva says online fraud could lead people to opt out of system and turn to ‘shoeboxes under their bed’ Business live – latest updates The heads of the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund have issued a stark warning that rising…

Guardian·The Hindu

IMF chief urges US, other wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure

Rising debt levels and global inflation, partly resulting from high energy costs due to the Iran war, have pushed interest rates to multidecade highs, adding to the burdens of the world's poorest nations…

BusinessLine

Companies & Deals

17 stories

Bank of Baroda shares fall 3% after NMC Healthcare’s B.R. Shetty files lawsuit - Details, share price trend

Bank of Baroda shares declined 3% in morning trade on the BSE on Wednesday, 14 October, a day after NMC Healthcare’s B.R. Shetty filed a lawsuit against the bank.

Mint·BusinessLine·Moneycontrol·ET4 papers

Tata Power builds diversified energy pipeline to tap data centre growth

Tata Power on Wednesday said it is emerging as a preferred partner for India's fast-growing data centre ecosystem, with a diversified opportunity pipeline of over 2.8 GW spanning renewable energy, transmission and distribution opportunities.

BS·BusinessLine·Fin. Express3 papers

Transformers and Rectifiers share price jumps 14% after Q2 profit surges 135% | What should investors do next?

TARIL share price rose 14% after the company reported a 135% year-on-year increase in Q2FY27 net profit to ₹79.8 crore, including an exceptional gain. Revenue climbed 60.7% to ₹739.4 crore, while EBITDA margin expanded to 17.4%. Its order book grew 32% to ₹7,237 crore.

Mint·BusinessLine·Moneycontrol3 papers

Adani Airport delays Mumbai international flight shift by at least five months

Mumbai airport had planned to begin rebuilding Terminal 1B in January 2027. Under the original proposal, domestic flights from Terminal 1 would move to Terminal 2, while some international operations would shift to Navi Mumbai airport.

Mint·ET

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