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Indian equity markets saw major swings, with the Sensex surging around 900 points at one stage, adding roughly five lakh crore rupees in investor wealth, while another session ended with the Nifty closing below 22,900 and every sector except PSU banks in the red. Among individual stocks, a company that makes condoms has seen its share rise sevenfold in a year. Traders are tracking the volatility closely and debating what drove the moves.

Talk around Red Dead Redemption II is growing after a report citing a banking analyst suggested a new Red Dead game could launch in 2027 or 2028. Rockstar Games has not announced anything, but the speculation has fans debating whether a third instalment in the western series is on the horizon.

Organizers have canceled the 2026 NCBBA Red Drum Tournament, a surf fishing event held along the North Carolina Outer Banks, because of a coastal storm. Anglers who travel to the region each fall for the competition will have to sit this year out, and attention is turning to the storm's impact on the coast and whether conditions will allow the event to be rescheduled.