The Income Tax department reports that in AY2023-24, over 30.75 lakh audit reports were filed on the e-filing portal by the due date of September 30. To facilitate taxpayers, extensive outreach campaigns with 55.4 lakh messages sent out via email, SMS and social media were used to create awareness, as well as user videos uploaded to the I-T website.

Air India will be providing convenient and comfortable direct flights between Kochi and Doha starting October 23, with a daily Airbus A320 neo departing at 0130 and arriving 0345. It will return 0445-1135 (Local Time). The flight offers 162 seats, 12 of which are Business Class. This is part of Air India's mission to connect more domestic and international locations.

The week is opening to a relatively bullish trend in crypto markets, with Shiba Inu (SHIB) leading the charge. Its price has jumped by 1.5%, correlating with a 38% surge in trading volume. To continue the success of SHIB, its burn rate needs to increase and the utilization of tokens associated with Shibarium ("BONE", "LEASH" e.t.c.) should be watched.

13 years ago, someone exploited a bug to create 184,467,440,737 BTC. Satoshi immediately forked the blockchain and rejected that transaction and any between the fork. The attacker was not identified but Bitcoin has proven to be secure and hack-proof since then, with its creator capping its maximum supply at 21 million in the code.

In the last 48 hours, Solana has seen a remarkable price surge, currently trading at $24.41. This unexpected pump has pushed the asset past the 200 Exponential Moving Average (EMA), a key resistance level that traders often watch. The move is particularly noteworthy given that Solana has been heavily shorted recently, suggesting that we might be witnessing the effects of a short squeeze.

Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain has observed a surge in Ethereum (ETH) accumulation. This is coupled with a price increase and filings by several exchange-traded fund ETFs. ETH was withdrawn from Binance and staked by two wallets, resulting in a 2.3% increase of the cryptocurrency to $1,718.

XRP has recently seen a surge in its price performance, but it is facing some formidable resistance levels such as the 50 and 200 exponential moving averages. If XRP fails to break through these levels, it could be pushed back to its local lows, leading to a challenging environment for bullish investors. ETH has been on a bullish run after breaking past its 50 EMA.

Bitcoin appears to be gearing up for a strong October with a variety of bullish signs, including whales accumulating BTC and Tether, an 8-out-of-10 record for October gains in past years, predictions from analysts like van de Poppe, and the historically positive performance in October/November months.

ELCINA requested the Indian government to provide a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for non-semiconductor computer chips sector, which is dominated by imports. According to ELCINA report, 85% of electronic component demand in India comes from mobile phones, consumer and industrial electronics, & strategic electronics that are projected to grow in the future.

Three ETFs providing exposure to Ether futures, have gone live, with ProShares, VanEck and Bitwise all offering their own range of products. This is the first non-Bitcoin related crypto ETFs available in the US since their launch almost two years ago, and provides an opportunity for investors who are interested incryptocurrencies but concerned about clauses such as custody risk.

This week is a quieter period for the primary market, with no new IPOs launching but 14 companies closing their public issues. Seven firms will be making their debut on the bourses and experts predict a 15-20% listing gain for JSW Infrastructure. With some issues closing this week and others set to list, investors familiar with the sector are expecting increased movement in the markets.

Oil prices rose earlier on October 2 due to global supply and demand questions, coupled with concerns over interest rate hikes potentially slowing global economic growth and reducing demand. Investors are anticipating comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on future interest rate moves. OPEC+ is unlikely to tweak its current oil output policy at a key meeting this week.

Wall St. opened lower on Monday as Treasury yield regained 2007 highs due to inflation concerns. Investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve on interest-rate path and the government passed a stopgap funding bill. Interest rate hikes were priced for March while traders bets on benchmark rate remained unchanged.

The market rebounded sharply on September 29, forming a bullish harami pattern on the daily charts. Key resistance and support levels are 19,750 and 19,500 respectively. Put writing was observed at the 19,500 and 19,600 strikes. Stocks with high delivery percentage, long and short build-up, and short covering were also seen.

Digital asset investment products experienced a major turnaround, recording inflows of $21 million over the past week after a 6-week outflow streak. The majority of inflows were in Bitcoin, with $20.4 million, while Ethereum saw outflows for the 7th consecutive week. Factors contributing to the inflow include positive price momentum and concerns over U.S. government debt prices/government funding.