NARCL’s ₹3,570-crore offer for the ₹9,234 crore debt held by nine public sector lenders has triggered a Swiss challenge auction. Lenders led by IDBI Bank have invited expressions of interest on October 10 and scheduled an auction on October 27, according to a bid document circulated to ARCs. NARCL will have the right to match the winning bid and take over the debt.
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower, dragged by Alphabet and megacap tech; focus on Iran
US market saw a mixed close as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped, primarily due to tech giants like Alphabet facing investor scrutiny over AI