Indian benchmarks posted a second straight week of gains, with the Nifty and Sensex rising after a sharp recovery. Investors will watch quarterly earnings from 35 companies on October 19, including Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Zinc, UltraTech Cement and IREDA, as markets are expected to remain volatile.

Elecon Engineering, ICICI Prudential AMC and MRPL set October 21 as the record date for their dividends. With Tuesday a market holiday and India following T+1 settlement, Monday, October 19, is the last day to buy shares and qualify.

Stock market today: Vaishali Parekkh believes Dalal Street bias has improved, but the Nifty 50 index would have the important 50-EMA level in the 23,300 zone, which needs to be decisively breached to establish positive conviction

Investors will assess IDBI Bank’s earnings performance alongside the proposed Fairfax acquisition deal when trading resumes on Monday

Bitget has listed JIOUSDT, a 24/7 pre-IPO perpetual futures contract that lets traders speculate on Jio Platforms’ valuation without owning shares. The contract offers up to 20x leverage. Jio’s IPO is scheduled to open October 21, 2026, with a reported grey market premium of ₹250.