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Oct 1 (Reuters) – BHP said on Wednesday it would invest more than A$840 million ($555.16 million) in its Olympic Dam copper operations in South Australia as the miner prepares to make an investment decision by mid-2027 to double output from the state. South Australia is home to one of BHP's three copper growth projects, including Olympic Dam. The Olympic Dam project holds one of the world's largest deposits of copper, uranium, and gold, making it vital for BHP and Australia's role as a major global supplier of copper, a key metal needed for the transition to a low-carbon world. The project has consistently produced more than 300,000 metric tons of copper annually for the past three years. BHP, the world's largest listed miner, is now preparing to make a final investment decision by mid-2027 for a smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam, with an aim to double copper output in South Australia to 650,000 tons by mid-2030s. The A$840 million investment will fund key initiatives, including an underground access tunnel, a new backfill system, expanded ore pass capacity, and a new oxygen plant to enhance smelter efficiency. "Together, these projects and those underway elsewhere across Copper SA will improve efficiency and support future growth options of South Australia's copper province," BHP said. The investment is expected to create nearly 200 construction jobs, reinforcing South Australia's position as a major global copper supplier, the company said. ($1 = 1.5131 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru and Melanie Burton in Melbourne; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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(Adds coach Schmidt comments, details) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Australia's most-capped test player James Slipper will retire from international rugby following the final Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on a record-breaking 16-year career. The 36-year-old prop earned his 150th cap last week in the 33-24 defeat by the All Blacks in Auckland, becoming only the third player to reach the milestone after Wales' Alun Wyn Jones (171) and New Zealand's Sam Whitelock (153). Slipper will end his Wallabies career where it began – in Perth – having made his debut off the bench as a 21-year-old against England in 2010. "Representing the Wallabies has been the single proudest achievement of my rugby career and a privilege I have never taken for granted," he said in a Rugby Australia statement on Wednesday. "As a young kid on the Gold Coast playing backyard footy with my brothers, it was a dream to pull on the gold jersey, and to be able to say I've lived my dream for what's coming on 16 years is more than I could ever have asked for. "It feels like the right time for me to step away from test rugby. There’s a number of good young props coming through who will need time in the saddle leading into what's going to be an unbelievable experience of a home Rugby World Cup in 2027." 'ULTIMATE TEAM MAN' The most-capped test prop of all time, Slipper became just the fifth Wallaby to play in two separate British & Irish Lions series when selected for the 2-1 loss to Andy Farrell's team this year. He became the third Australian to play in four World Cups at the 2023 tournament in France, following George Gregan and Adam Ashley-Cooper. Apart from his resilience, successive Wallabies coaches have valued Slipper's leadership as both a captain and mentor to younger players. He first captained Australia in 2015 and has led the nation 15 times. "First and foremost Slips is a great person. He's incredibly popular in the group and is the ultimate team man," said Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. "I know how much representing the Wallabies means to him and his record speaks for itself with the number of milestones he has achieved at the highest level of the game." Slipper's career has had its low points and was almost derailed in 2018 when he was suspended for two months after twice testing positive for cocaine. He was released by the Queensland Reds after nearly a decade with the club but revived his career with the Canberra-based ACT Brumbies and was soon back in the Wallabies squad. Arguably his greatest regret is shared with the various Wallabies teams who failed to win back the trans-Tasman Bledisloe Cup from New Zealand, holders since 2003. Scott Robertson's All Blacks locked away the trophy for another year at Eden Park last week during Slipper's milestone match. The Perth test is a dead rubber for the Bledisloe but there is all to play for in the Rugby Championship. Australia can claim the title with a victory over the All Blacks so long as Argentina beat South Africa at Twickenham. "There's plenty of people I need to thank and I’ll do that when the time is right but for now my focus is on preparing well to finish the Rugby Championship in a positive manner with the team," said Slipper. (Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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JAKARTA, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Major thermal coal producer Indonesia exported 251.13 million metric tons in the January-August period, down 5.16% year-on-year, the statistics bureau said on Wednesday. The bureau's data are based on reports from the customs office. The data may differ from those provided by the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, which are based on reports from mining companies. (Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo, Fransiska Nangoy; editing by John Mair)

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Oct 1 (Stats Perform) – Results from the WNBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) LAS VEGAS 107 Indiana 98 (OT)

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By Bharath Rajeswaran Oct 1 (Reuters) – Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew $2.7 billion from Indian equities in September, extending their selling streak for a third straight month and putting 2025 on course for record foreign withdrawals, data from the National Securities Depository showed. So far this year, foreign investors have offloaded $17.6 billion, the second-highest on record for the January–September period, according to the data released late on Tuesday. The only larger nine-month exodus was in 2022 when FPIs sold $22.3 billion due to the Russia-Ukraine war, aggressive global rate hikes, and a surging U.S. dollar. However, inflows resumed in late 2022 after markets started pricing in U.S. rate cuts, which brought down full-year outflows to $16.5 billion. That is still lower than the tally so far this year, putting 2025 on track to be the worst ever for foreign withdrawals. "The Nifty's one-year return is already at –4%. Add in geopolitical tensions, the tariff shock from the U.S., H-1B visa fee hike, and lackluster earnings, and it's only logical for FPIs to shift capital elsewhere," said Ajit Banerjee, president and chief investment officer at Shriram Life Insurance. Steep 50% tariffs on domestic goods are expected to dent over half of India's $87 billion exports to the U.S., potentially shaving 60–80 basis points off GDP growth if they last a year, according to multiple brokerages. Simultaneously, sharply higher H-1B visa fees have worsened trade ties between the two countries and pressured India's IT sector, a traditional FPI favorite. Indeed, IT has seen the heaviest FPI selling this year, $7.2 billion, followed by power, consumer and financials. Banerjee pointed to a "tactical rotation" of FPI flows into China and other Asian peers, aided by stronger earnings, cheaper valuations and relatively lower tariffs. Relentless selling, meanwhile, has left India's benchmark Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex trailing their regional counterparts this year, rising only 4.1% and 2.7% versus a 22% uptick in Asian and 24.6% jump in emerging market peers. Still, analysts see room for optimism. Indian equities now trade at more reasonable valuations and consumption tax cuts alongside pro-growth monetary policy could lift earnings in the second half of fiscal 2026, which may help lure FPIs back to domestic markets. ($1 = 88.7700 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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Oct 1 (OPTA) – Final Rounds and Seeds Progress from the WTA 125K Series, Suzhou WTA 125 Women's Singles matches on Tuesday .. Final Rounds .. Seed Round Rslt Opponent Score 2 Tatjana Maria (DEU) 1/32 won WC-Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-3 6-2 final WC Saisai Zheng (CHN) 1/32 lost 2-Tatjana Maria (DEU) 6-3 6-2 final 4 Alexandra Eala (PHI) 1/32 won Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 6-3 3-6 7-5 final – Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 1/32 lost 4-Alexandra Eala (PHI) 6-3 3-6 7-5 final 5 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 1/32 won Diane Parry (FRA) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1 final – Diane Parry (FRA) 1/32 lost 5-Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1 final 6 Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 1/32 won Rebeka Masarova (CHE) 6-2 6-3 final – Rebeka Masarova (CHE) 1/32 lost 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 6-2 6-3 final LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 1/32 won Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-2 6-4 final quali lost Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won LL-Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-4 6-4 fying 1st – Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 1/32 lost LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-2 6-4 final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 1/32 won Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final quali won LL-Victoria Jimenez 7-6(3) 6-3 fying Kasintseva (AND) final quali won Tatiana Prozorova (RUS) 7-6(9) 4-6 6-1 fying 1st Q Janice Tjen (IDN) 1/32 lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final quali won LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won Yihan Qu (CHN) 6-2 6-1 fying 1st Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 1/32 won Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 2-6 6-0 6-2 final quali won LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 6-1 6-3 fying 1st – Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 1/32 lost Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 2-6 6-0 6-2 final SE Lulu Sun (NZL) 1/32 won 1-Iva Jovic (USA) 6-4 7-6(3) final 1 Iva Jovic (USA) 1/32 lost SE-Lulu Sun (NZL) 6-4 7-6(3) final – Katie Volynets (USA) 1/32 won WC-Chenting Zhu (CHN) 6-0 6-3 final WC Chenting Zhu (CHN) 1/32 lost Katie Volynets (USA) 6-0 6-3 final – Greet Minnen (BEL) 1/32 won WC-Han Shi (CHN) 6-4 6-0 final WC Han Shi (CHN) 1/32 lost Greet Minnen (BEL) 6-4 6-0 final – Dalma Galfi (HUN) 1/32 won Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 6-2 6-2 final – Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 1/32 lost Dalma Galfi (HUN) 6-2 6-2 final – Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 1/32 won LL-Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-2 7-5 final LL Maddison Inglis (AUS) 1/32 lost Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 6-2 7-5 final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) quali won LL-Arianne Hartono (NLD) 6-3 6-2 fying final quali won Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-3 6-3 fying 1st LL Arianne Hartono (NLD) quali lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-3 6-2 fying final quali won Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 4-6 7-5 4-2 (Retired) fying 1st LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) quali lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 7-6(3) 6-3 fying final quali won Mai Hontama (JPN) 6-3 6-2 fying 1st LL Joanna Garland (TPE) quali lost Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won Wushuang Zheng (CHN) 6-1 6-4 fying 1st ………………………………………….. .. Seeds .. Seed Round Rslt Opponent Score LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 1/16 to play Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (start 00:00) final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 1/16 to play LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) (start 00:00) final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 1/16 to play 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) (start 05:00) final SE Lulu Sun (NZL) 1/16 to play (start 00:00) final LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 1/32 won Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-2 6-4 final LL Maddison Inglis (AUS) 1/32 lost Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 6-2 7-5 final LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) 1/32 to play Talia Gibson (AUS) (start 02:05) final LL Joanna Garland (TPE) 1/32 to play 7-Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) (start 03:40) final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 1/32 won Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 1/32 won Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 2-6 6-0 6-2 final Q Janice Tjen (IDN) 1/32 lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) 1/32 to play Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) (start 04:10) final SE Lulu Sun (NZL) 1/32 won 1-Iva Jovic (USA) 6-4 7-6(3) final WC Chenting Zhu (CHN) 1/32 lost Katie Volynets (USA) 6-0 6-3 final WC Han Shi (CHN) 1/32 lost Greet Minnen (BEL) 6-4 6-0 final WC Saisai Zheng (CHN) 1/32 lost 2-Tatjana Maria (DEU) 6-3 6-2 final WC Xinxin Yao (CHN) 1/32 to play 3-Suzan Lamens (NLD) (start 04:00) final LL Arianne Hartono (NLD) quali lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-3 6-2 fying final LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) quali lost Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) quali lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 7-6(3) 6-3 fying final LL Joanna Garland (TPE) quali lost Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) quali won LL-Arianne Hartono (NLD) 6-3 6-2 fying final Q Janice Tjen (IDN) quali won LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) quali won LL-Victoria Jimenez 7-6(3) 6-3 fying Kasintseva (AND) final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) quali won LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final LL Arianne Hartono (NLD) quali won Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 4-6 7-5 4-2 (Retired) fying 1st LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) quali won LL-Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-4 6-4 fying 1st LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) quali won Mai Hontama (JPN) 6-3 6-2 fying 1st LL Joanna Garland (TPE) quali won Wushuang Zheng (CHN) 6-1 6-4 fying 1st LL Maddison Inglis (AUS) quali lost LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-4 6-4 fying 1st Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) quali won Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-3 6-3 fying 1st Q Janice Tjen (IDN) quali won Yihan Qu (CHN) 6-2 6-1 fying 1st Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) quali won Tatiana Prozorova (RUS) 7-6(9) 4-6 6-1 fying 1st Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) quali won Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 6-1 6-3 fying 1st 1 Iva Jovic (USA) 1/32 lost SE-Lulu Sun (NZL) 6-4 7-6(3) final 2 Tatjana Maria (DEU) 1/16 to play Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) (start 05:00) final 1/32 won WC-Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-3 6-2 final 3 Suzan Lamens (NLD) 1/32 to play WC-Xinxin Yao (CHN) (start 04:00) final 4 Alexandra Eala (PHI) 1/16 to play Greet Minnen (BEL) (start 05:00) final 1/32 won Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 6-3 3-6 7-5 final 5 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 1/16 to play Dalma Galfi (HUN) (start 06:30) final 1/32 won Diane Parry (FRA) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1 final 6 Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 1/16 to play Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) (start 05:00) final 1/32 won Rebeka Masarova (CHE) 6-2 6-3 final 7 Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 1/32 to play LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) (start 03:40) final (Note : all times are GMT)

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(Updates for markets open) Sept 30 (Reuters) – Indian shares opened marginally higher on Wednesday, with investors anticipating dovish signals from the Reserve Bank of India's policy decision to counter risks from U.S. tariffs and H-1B visa fee hike, even as they expect it to hold rates steady. The Nifty 50 was up 0.11% at 24,639.2, while the BSE Sensex added 0.09% to 80,349.55, as of 9:18 a.m. IST. Eleven of the 16 major sectors logged gains at the open. The broader small-caps and mid-caps traded flat. The RBI's monetary policy decision is due at 10:00 a.m. IST, with nearly three-quarters of economists in a Reuters poll expecting rates to remain unchanged. The central bank held rates steady at its August meeting, following its surprise, front-loaded 50-basis-point rate cut in June. "We expect the RBI to hold policy rates, though it remains a close call since inflation is expected to remain benign going forward and lack of a trade deal with the U.S. increases external headwinds to growth," said analysts led by Sajjid Chinoy of J.P.Morgan. A rate cut would lower borrowing costs, lift consumption, and bolster corporate earnings, providing a boost to domestic equities. (Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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Sept 30 (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion seeking a temporary restraining order against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and the department, accusing them of unlawfully withholding nearly $34 million in funding requested by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The move, James said, jeopardizes the safety of millions of New Yorkers. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan and Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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MUMBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Indian central bank intervened in currency markets on Wednesday before its key policy decision, with traders weighing a rate cut later in the day. The rupee opened slightly higher at 88.7750 per dollar, with bankers saying the central bank sold dollars through state-run banks near 88.80, the currency’s all-time low hit on Tuesday. The non-deliverable forward market had signaled an open at 88.84-88.86, and RBI intervention lifted the rupee at the start of trading, they said. (Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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US HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY NOEM: DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGHOUT THE DEMOCRATS’ SHUTDOWN

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