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India have been placed in Group A in ODI World Cup 2027. They will open their campaign against Australia in Cape Town on October 7. They will face Pakistan in Johannesburg on October 10 and Afghanistan in Centurion on October 14. Further, they will face Qualifier A in Bloemfontein on October 17 and Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls on October 24.

The schedule for ODI World Cup 2027 has been announced. The tournament will start with Super Series on October 2 and the final will take place on November 21. The group stage will begin with India-Australia match on October 7 in Cape Town. India will face Pakistan for ninth time in ODI World Cup history on October 10 in Johannesburg.

Sensex fell 570.59 points to 71,909.70 and Nifty 50 declined 198.50 points to 22,421.95 on Thursday. Around ₹5 lakh crore in market value was eroded. Crude oil prices rising above $100/barrel, the rupee falling to 96.31/$, heavy foreign fund outflows and elevated US Treasury yields weighed on sentiment. Auto stocks were among the major laggards owing to weak September sales.

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Sensex on Thursday recorded its eighth straight weekly loss, its longest weekly losing streak in 25 years. The benchmark index fell around 1,200 points intraday before recovering slightly to end 570 points lower at 71,909.70. Record foreign fund outflows, crude oil prices above $100 a barrel and rising global yields weighed on investor sentiment.

Consumer electronics, including ACs and LED TVs, and cars are among the items likely to become more expensive in October. Detergents, dishwashing soaps and paints could also get costlier as rising crude oil prices push up raw material costs. Cement companies are also likely to raise prices by ₹5-20 per bag this month.

India defeated Pakistan 4-3 in the Asian Games 2026 men's hockey semi-final on Thursday to reach the gold medal match. It will be India's 12th Asian Games men's hockey final and their second straight after winning gold in 2022. India also extended their unbeaten run against Pakistan, having last lost to the arch-rivals in February 2016 at South Asian Games.

Over ₹11 lakh crore in investor wealth was wiped out as the Sensex tanked around 1,200 points intraday on Thursday. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies fell to ₹4,61,92,789 crore as of 2 pm. The Nifty also declined over 1% to 22,275.05. Persistent foreign fund outflows, rising crude oil prices and a weak rupee weighed on the markets.

Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, and TCS were among 10 Nifty 50 stocks that concluded September with double-digit losses. Bajaj Finserv fell 14.35%, followed by Infosys (13.1%), TCS (12.4%), Mahindra & Mahindra (11.5%) and Eicher Motors (11.3%). Shares of Titan Company (11.3%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (11.2%), Bajaj Finance (11.2%), Maruti Suzuki India (10.5%) and Nestle India (10%) also fell.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in Asian Games 2026 men's cricket semi-final on Thursday. India scored 169/7 and dismissed Sri Lanka for 45, their lowest-ever T20I total. India will face Pakistan in the gold medal match on October 3. Ishan Kishan top-scored for India with 80*(46). Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Abhishek Sharma took two wickets each.