India’s Finance Ministry has extended an 11% customs duty exemption by two months, to December 31. The measure is intended to ease tight domestic supply.

Hero MotoCorp reports Q2 FY27 net profit up 42% YoY to ₹1,861 crore and revenue up 23.4% to ₹14,970 crore, driven by strong scooter and electric momentum.

Sify Technologies reported a net profit of ₹4 crore for the quarter, reversing a loss in the same period a year earlier. Its data centre operational capacity stood at 136 MW.

Sugar production in India is forecast to fall due to drought and El Niño, tightening supply and raising prices for consumers.

HUL's revenue rose 14.5% to ₹18,226 crore. Sales volume grew 7%. Its margin narrowed to 22.6%.

JSW Energy Q2 net profit up 50% to ₹1,056 cr; revenue up 23%, 15 GW+ capacity, 51% renewables, strategic deals and FY27 targets.

Kotak expects Nifty50 Index earnings to grow 18% in FY27 and 13% in FY28 even as macroeconomic headwinds persist. For the second quarter, Nifty50 net profit came in 19% higher than a year earlier, the brokerage said in a report.

COMEX silver fell 1% to around $53.80, its weakest level in 11 months. Markets expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged on Wednesday.

Spot gold fell 0.2% to $4,007.29 an ounce. The metal posted a weekly decline of 4%, its worst in about four months. Investors are now focused on the Federal Reserve's policy decision and on the PCE data.