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October 17, 2026

The Week — 17 Oct 2026

The week in Indian markets: every session, the flows, and what moved them.

Wall Street Week | America’s Relationship Woes, Battery Pivot, Farmers’ Fed Warning ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Morning Brief
Saturday edition · the week
 
Saturday, 17 October 2026
The week in markets · What was worth reading · One line worth keeping
The week
 
12 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026
NIFTY 50
23,146.15 +2.78%
Five sessions
 
 
 
Mon
-0.70%
 
 
 
Tue
+1.60%
 
 
 
Wed
-0.44%
 
 
 
Thu
+1.66%
 
 
 
Fri
+0.65%
Flows
Foreign investors sold ₹13,725 crore; domestic institutions bought ₹16,217 crore
Overnight
S&P 500 (SPY) -0.28%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) -2.62%
Macro
Crude (USO) +6.59%; ETH -2.52%
Crypto
 
BTC
$81,451
-0.73%
ETH
$2,420
-0.71%
Worth your Saturday
 
Technology
Wall Street Week | America’s Relationship Woes, Battery Pivot, Farmers’ Fed Warning
This week, global and business leaders gathered in New Delhi for the Bloomberg New Economy Forum to discuss how the world is redrawing supply chains and investment plans in the face of…
Startups · 2 min
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
Replit ended its partnership with Anthropic, citing cost, performance, and switching to OpenAI's models as reasons.
Markets · 3 min
US stocks: US market ends down sharply; worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh
US stock markets fell sharply Friday as AI infrastructure company concerns and oil prices above $110/barrel spooked investors.
Logistics · 3 min
From library to logistics: Cathy Morrow Roberson shares career insights
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Starting a business requires a willingness to take risks and an acceptance that it won’t all be smooth sailing, Cathy…
Technology
Anthropic Pitches AI Safety Bill to Lawmakers
Anthropic PBC has presented its own draft bill to US lawmakers with a plan for regulating artificial intelligence safety and security, in a moment of heightened concern about the potential…
Startups · 5 min
Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis
Maybe it was the grey color, the slightly bulbous roofline, or the vaguely SUV-like proportions of the electric Porsche Macan, but as I shuttled kids and groceries around city and suburban…
 
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