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October 3, 2026

The Week — 3 Oct 2026

Large caps face investor apathy, mid and small caps fuel euphoria · Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused

Large caps face investor apathy, mid and small caps fuel euphoria ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Morning Brief
Saturday edition · the week
 
Saturday, 3 October 2026
The week in markets · What was worth reading · One line worth keeping
The week
 
28 Sep 2026 – 2 Oct 2026
NIFTY 50
22,421.95 -3.96%
Five sessions
 
 
 
Mon
-1.56%
 
 
 
Tue
-0.28%
 
 
 
Wed
-0.42%
 
 
 
Thu
-0.88%
 
 
 
Fri
-0.88%
Flows
Foreign investors sold ₹38,660 crore; domestic institutions bought ₹36,293 crore
Overnight
S&P 500 (SPY) -0.42%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) +0.13%
Macro
Crude (USO) -2.01%; Gold -1.83%
Crypto
 
BTC
$84,641
-0.29%
ETH
$2,679
-1.17%
Worth your Saturday
 
Markets · 1 min
Large caps face investor apathy, mid and small caps fuel euphoria
Large-cap stocks face investor apathy despite improved valuations, while retail investors show enthusiasm for mid- and small-cap stocks amid positive sectoral developments.
Startups · 2 min
Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused
Meta opened Muse Gadgets as an open-source project, letting developers build custom hardware connecting to its AI agent using provided firmware and Linux SDK.
Technology
NYU's Gary Marcus on AI development concerns
Gary Marcus, Robust AI Inc. co-founder and former CEO, argues that developers, including OpenAI, lack sufficient safeguards for systems they can't reliably control. He speaks with Romaine…
Logistics · 2 min
Puma taps Maersk to manage North America distribution network
Maersk will manage Puma's three AutoStore-equipped North America distribution centers totaling 2.3 million square feet across California, Arizona, and Indiana.
Markets · 2 min
Bajaj Finance set to mop up Rs 17,500 crore via QIP, warrants
Bajaj Finance will raise ₹17,500 crore through ₹11,700 crore QIP and ₹5,800 crore warrant issuance to maintain promoter stake above 51%.
Startups · 2 min
Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to bar federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers or accessing data collected by local police and private companies.
 
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