Avanse Financial Services, the Warburg Pincus-backed education financing firm, is weighing a delay in its planned IPO amid slowing loan demand caused by stricter US visa rules, according to people familiar with the matter. The Mumbai-based lender may wait for overseas loan demand to improve before resuming the share sale, though deliberations are ongoing and no final decision has been taken.
US stocks today: Dow posts closing record high, S&P 500, Nasdaq muted as AI rally pauses
US stocks ended mixed as the Dow hit a record closing high driven by healthcare and consumer gains, while tech and chip stocks lagged. Banking