Alan Wake 2 Is Playable Start To Finish, Remedy Confirms

Finnish developer Remedy has confirmed that Alan Wake 2 is now in “full production” and is already playable from start to finish.

As part of Remedy’s latest earnings briefing, the company said, “The game will soon have all content in place, and it is playable from start to finish.”

The next phase of development will be to get the game polished up and ready for launch, Remedy said. “Alan Wake is a unique brand that holds high value for the company today,” the company said.

Alan Wake 2 is funded and published by Epic Games, which also funded Alan Wake Remastered. Remedy disclosed that Alan Wake Remastered has not yet turned a profit, so Remedy has received no royalties on it. “Epic Games Publishing has yet to recoup its development and marketing expenses for the game,” R…

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Aditya Birla Capital rises 6% post merger announcement

Shares of Aditya Birla Capital rose nearly 6% intra-day following the announcement that the company will merge subsidiary Aditya Birla Finance with itself. The stock closed up 2.23% at Rs 183.65 on the BSE. On the National Stock Exchange, shares closed with gains of 1.97%.

Aditya Birla Capital is the holding company for the Aditya Birla group’s financial services business and owns various operating entities.

The merger, which is expected to take 12 months, will make Aditya Birla Finance the first entity among the upper layer NBFCs to set a clear path for complying with Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s scale-based regulations. The regulations require the mandatory listing of Aditya Birla Finance by September 2025.

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Markets end higher day before Interim Budget after volatile start; Nifty above 21,700 on January 31 led by bank, healthcare, and pharma

The benchmark equity indices ended Wednesday’s trading session in positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 203.60 points or 0.95% to settle at 21,725.70 points. While S&P BSE Sensex closed 612.21 points higher or 0.86% to settle at 71,752.11 points. The sectoral-indice Nifty Bank gained 629.05 points or 1.39% to settle at 45,996.80 points.

On the sectoral front, Bank, Healthcare, and Pharma stocks pushed the indices higher. The broader indices also ended in the green, with smallcap stocks gaining the most.

The gainers include Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Eicher Motors, Divi’s Laboratory, Sun Pharmaceuticals, and Tata Motors. The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) closed 0.37% lower.

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Markets end in the red; Nifty closes above 21,450 and key losers on January 18 include LTIMindtree and NTPC

The benchmark equity indices ended Thursday’s trading session in negative territory. The NSE Nifty 50 lost 109.70 points or 0.51% to settle at 21,462.30 points. While S&P BSE Sensex closed 313.90 points lower or 0.44% to settle at 71,186.86 points. Nifty Bank ended lower by 350.90 points or 0.76% to settle at 45,713.55 points.

The broader indices ended in negative territory, with largecap and midcap stocks leading the fall. On the sectoral front, Pharma and PSU Bank stocks led the gains.

The laggards include LTIMindtree, HDFC Bank, NTPC, Titan Company, and Asian Paints. The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) closed down by 6.70%.

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