Indian markets are likely to kick off the truncated week on a flat note as cues from Asian markets are muted. Auto stocks will be in focus in today’s trading as auto companies will announce their September sales data. Additionally, the Nikkei Manufacturing PMI for September will be released today. The SGX Nifty has gained 10 points to 10,969, indicating a flat start.  

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For the shareholders of these banks, the market will decide the valuation of the merged entity. As for the employees, the merger will not make much of a difference. But it might make some difference to the depositors and borrowers of these banks.

The protection against cyber risks offered by the policies include unauthorised online transactions on bank account or through debit/credit card, damage caused to an individual’s reputation in case any harmful information is published over the internet by criminals and the costs of pursuing and defending legal actions against the offending individuals.

The TPAs act as intermediaries between the insurance company, healthcare provider and the policyholder and thereby provide vital services to the medical and insurance industry.

If you have invested in mutual funds, you may be well aware that when you sell the units of mutual funds within a specified time, you have to pay exit load on the amount realised on sale of units. The exit load is usually payable if the units are sold within one year of purchase and the load is usually 1% of the sale amount.

After Yes Bank, here comes yet another action on a private sector bank. The  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred Bandhan Bank from opening new branches and has also freezed the compensation of its  CEO.

Metal index was the top loser in the NSE sectoral indices and tumbled more than 5 per cent from the previous close. This was majorly in the wake of continued fall in the global alumina prices which fell 3 per cent in today’s trade. The prices fell ahead of Alcoa workers’ decision to call-off the strike, which would ease alumina supply.

Indian auto stocks got a bear hug with the Auto index plunging nearly 14.8 per cent in September from its high to low. Going ahead, the next two months would be keenly watched on the back of festive sales during Dashera and Diwali where sales are expected to bounce back.

The stocks most likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on October 1, 2018 are Ajmera Realty and Infra India Ltd., Tata Power, Yes Bank, Kitex Garments Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Maithan Alloys Ltd.