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Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,922.87 per ounce but was forecast to drop 0.8% on a weekly basis. Futures for U.S. gold increased 0.2% to $1,946.90.

Brent crude prices had fallen 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $89.59 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures had fallen 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $86.54.

Gupta brings over two decades of leadership and commercial experience from his previous roles at Procter & Gamble (P&G), including as the Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand

The investment was made through a subscription in EESL's equity share capital on a rights basis, with no change in Exide Industries' shareholding percentage

Early trading saw the U.S. dollar index, which compares the dollar to its main competitors, remain stable at 105.02, not far from the session's six-month high of 105.15.

The IPO is set to open for subscription on September 8, with a price range of Rs 200 to Rs 211 per share.

This is an average derived by dividing the total AUM of a category by the number of folios.

FMCG and pharma sectors were the exceptions, displaying some weakness.

The shares of HCL Tech have been rising steadily for the last eight sessions, rising 9.54% during that time.

The company said that it plans to preferentially issue 57,42,296 equity shares to SBI Mutual Fund on a private placement basis for a total of Rs 4,099,999,344 (the "Issue") at a price of Rs 714 per equity share.