Crude oil ​prices rose more than 1.5% to their highest in more than six weeks on Thursday, ‌with the United States launching a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen's Houthis targeting oil tankers in the Red Sea. Brent crude climbed $1.93 to $96/barrel, its highest since June 8. Meanwhile, US West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.44 to $88.27/barrel.

Ford fired a worker after accusing him of stealing Doritos and Ritz crackers worth under $8 (around ₹770). The worker said surveillance footage showed him scanning the snacks and tapping his debit card, but the transaction timed out. Ford, which earlier dismissed another worker over a ₹188 cookie, said it's reviewing reported issues involving Aramark-operated self-checkout kiosks at US factories.

SEBI cancelled the registration of 34 investment advisers for failing to pay mandatory renewal fees under the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013. The advisers did not respond to show-cause notices issued under summary proceedings. SEBI directed them to maintain records, address investor grievances and comply with applicable regulatory requirements despite the cancellation.

Bharat Forge signed an MoU with FLYING WHALES to jointly develop, manufacture and deploy LCA60T heavy-lift airships for India's defence requirements. The partnership will establish indigenous manufacturing in India and support military logistics, strategic mobility, ISR missions, disaster response and remote border operations under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

Apollo Micro Systems received a Make-II Prototype Sanction Order from the Indian Navy to develop the indigenous SAVIOR-ASW autonomous vessel for anti-submarine warfare surveillance. The project marks the company's entry into autonomous maritime systems and supports India's indigenous defence capabilities through advanced underwater surveillance and autonomous naval technology.

India produces nearly 15 lakh engineers annually, yet manufacturers still struggle to find job-ready workers. Sudhir Gera said outdated curricula, weak industry exposure and limited practical training leave graduates unprepared for factories and infrastructure projects. He proposed linking colleges with local industries so students learn from practising engineers before entering the workforce.

Palo Alto Networks announced its intent to acquire Embrace, a leading provider of user-focused observability, to add high-fidelity Real User Monitoring (RUM) capabilities to the Palo Alto Networks Observability platform. Palo Alto Networks is also introducing Synthetics, a new capability built with its world-class Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) team.

digiCloud Solutions has completed 200+ Salesforce implementations for more than 120 enterprise clients since inception. The company operates across India, the United States, Singapore, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand, with India accounting for approximately 80% of its portfolio.

Bajaj Auto bucked the negative broader market trend, gaining 6 percent to end as a top Nifty performer. The automobile manufacturer reported an impressive June-quarter performance, driven by resilient export metrics and strong domestic demand. Consolidated net profit for the first quarter climbed to ₹3226 crore, providing a strong cushion against macro-driven market selling.

Redington announced a strategic distribution relationship with Resulticks, a global leader in real-time audience engagement solutions. The five-year collaboration is designed to accelerate the adoption of advanced, real-time customer engagement technologies across the Middle East, India, as well as South East and South Asia (SESA).