Industry major Crisil upgraded 488 entities and downgraded only 165 entities during April-September, the first of the current fiscal.

Pursuant to the transaction, RPS Consulting has become a subsidiary of NIIT. The leadership team of RPS Consulting would continue to drive operations, it said.

"The company through its wholly owned subsidiary viz., Tech Mahindra GmbH, approved the proposal to acquire 100 per cent equity shares in Beris consulting GmbH," the Tech Mahindra said in the filing.

For the financial year ending March 31, 2021, the investment advisers (IA) are now required to conduct the annual compliance audit by December 31, 2021, and submit the adverse findings of the audit, if any, by January 31, 2022.

The largest cryptocurrency gained as much as 10 per cent to $47,884 early in New York trading. Ethereum, Litecoin and EOS also jumped, with the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index rising as much as 8.3 per cent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 86.78 points, or 0.26 per cent, at the open to 33,930.70.

In the international market, gold was trading marginally lower at $1,752 per ounce and silver was flat at $22.16 per ounce.

The 10-year tenure bonds with a 5-year call option had a base issue size of Rs 1,000 crore and carries a coupon rate of 7.14 per cent.

Paras Defence & Space Technologies’ listing today has breathed new life into the market and just in time, too, as big wigs such as Paytm, PolicyBazaar and Nykaa prepare themselves to hit the IPO market over the coming months.

Along with increased stainless-steel production, depleting inventories across exchanges hinted at potential tightness in the global Nickel market.