🗞️ Daily Business Brief – OCT 13 2025
- HCLTech becomes the first Indian IT firm to disclose standalone AI revenue; crosses $100 million in Q2.
- Oil India completes mechanical works on the Numaligarh–Siliguri product pipeline upgrade.
- Lodha Group acquires 100% stake in Chaitanya Bilva for ₹500 crore, adding 8.37 acres of prime Bengaluru land.
- HCLTech reports fresher hiring at a 3-year high; recruits 5,196 freshers in Q2 — the most since December 2022.
- Motilal Oswal shares end 4% higher after ICRA upgrades its credit rating.
- Hero MotoCorp hits Italian roads via a partnership with Pelpi International to distribute Euro 5+ models.
- India CPI (September) inflation at 1.54% vs CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of 1.50%.
- Bajaj Auto leads electric two-wheeler sales in October; TVS ranks second and Ather third.
- BSE and Angel One in focus after SEBI sources indicate no change to weekly options expiry unless data shows unusual retail activity.
- SEBI may consider removing disincentives related to long-term derivatives to boost market participation.
- Allcargo Logistics receives NCLT approval for its composite scheme; domestic and international businesses to restructure under separate listed entities.
- KEC International secures new T&D orders worth ₹1,174 crore.
- Eicher Motors to integrate its EV brand with core operations; EV Chief Growth Officer Mario Alvisi resigns.
- Waaree Energies announces investor infusion in its subsidiary Waaree Energy Storage Solutions; investors to acquire up to 10.07% stake via private placement for expansion funding.
- Lloyds Engineering signs MoU with Poland’s Flyfocus to co-develop advanced FPV drones for India’s defence and security sector, strengthening the ‘Make in India’ defence initiative.
- Tiger Logistics (India) signs MoU with Russia’s H2 Invest to introduce cryogenic tanks for liquid hydrogen storage, advancing hydrogen infrastructure development in India.
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