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The banking sector is now pushing for some of the most aggressive buyback programs in the market, pointing to higher prices ahead in the space.

The top U.S. bank, JPMorgan & Chase, boosted its dividend to $1.50 a share from $1.40 per share and launched a share buyback plan worth $50 billion.

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The company said it has applied to list its common stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “FIG.”

Wall Street's biggest banks are rewarding shareholders with a wave of dividend hikes and buybacks totaling more than $100 billion, after clearing the Federal Reserve's 2025 stress test with capital left to spare.

Goldman Sachs analysts are betting that new Fed rules will free up an estimated $5.5 trillion on bank balance sheets.

Weakness in FMCG, IT, and auto capped gains, even as PSU banks and metals advanced. Reliance jumped 2% after Nuvama set the highest street target of ₹1,801.

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 91 points, or 0.11%, to settle at 83,697, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 edged up 29 points, or 0.11%, to close at 25,546, maintaining its psychological 25,500 mark. The Nifty Bank index climbed 154 points, or 0.27%, to end at 57,467, buoyed by sustained buying in public sector lenders.

Citigroup said the bank is a ‘big winner’ from the test, as its SCB levels are expected to decrease.

Over the past month, Zuckerberg personally led an aggressive talent raid, floating offers for startups including OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence (SSI) and courting prospects directly on WhatsApp with million-dollar pay packages.

The proceeds will support xAI's continued development of AI solutions, a data center and its flagship Grok platform, Morgan Stanley said.

Elon Musk's xAI secured $10B in debt & equity to expand AI infrastructure amid fierce competition. Major players like Google & Microsoft also advancing AI capabilities.

Despite FII selling, sentiment remains broadly bullish with stock-specific breakouts in focus. An analyst flagged resistance for Nifty around 25,800.

Small-cap player Niu, “Tesla killer” BYD and Xpeng have offered way better returns than Ford, GM or Tesla amid a chaotic six-month period punctuated by President Trump’s tariff blitz.

Morgan Stanley highlighted growing signs that Dixon's clients may be exploring partnerships with its competitors. To mitigate this risk, the company has entered into strategic alliances that are currently awaiting government approval.

Shareholders of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. will receive 195.2 shares of the new company for every 100 shares they hold. The listing of the new company is expected within 18-21 months.

Shareholders of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. will receive 195.2 shares of the new company for every 100 shares they hold. The listing of the new company is expected within 18-21 months.

During the quarter gone by, IREDA also raised ₹2,000 crore by selling shares to eligible institutions through the QIP process. Shares were sold to LIC, Societe Generale, Morgan Stanley and Vikasa India EIF I Fund. Post the QIP, the government owns a 71.76% stake in the company.

Shares of data-mining and analytics company Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) jumped 5.1% in the afternoon session after it announced a strategic partnership with Accenture Federal Services to modernize AI capabilities for U.S. government agencies. 

Quantum computing stocks are continuing their roller coaster ride amid fresh industry outlooks from consultancy McKinsey and Morgan Stanley.

The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s no-cost insurance mandate for preventive care, including HIV PrEP, a move analysts say supports broad access to Gilead’s new drug Yeztugo.

The company is reportedly collaborating with financial advisors and contacting publicly traded companies with industrial software assets.