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Nifty closes at all-time high for 2nd-straight day

Nifty50 closed at an all-time high for second-straight day amid positive Asian and European markets and supportive domestic cues. The…

Nifty closes at all-time high for 2nd-straight day

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Nifty50 closed at an all-time high for second-straight day amid positive Asian and European markets and supportive domestic cues.

The Sensex at the BSE closed 63 points up at 29,649 and the Nifty at the NSE ended six points higher at 9,160. On Thursday also the Nifty had closed at an all-time high amid positive global equity markets.

In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.2 per cent but Smallcap index rose 0.1 per cent.

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Among the BSE sectoral indices, FMCG index registered the biggest gain with a jump of 2.4 per cent while Telecom index became the top loser with a dip of 2.7 per cent.

On Thursday, the Sensex had closed 69 points higher at 29,586 and the Nifty had closed 69 points lower at 9,122.

Top gainers in the Sensex-30 pack: ITC (up 4.9 per cent), Infosys (up 1.1 per cent), Wipro (up 0.9 per cent), Maruti Suzuki (up 0.7 per cent) and Axis Bank (up 0.7 per cent).

Top losers in the Sensex-30 pack: Bharti Airtel (down 3.7 per cent), SBI (down 1.7 per cent), M&M (down 1.4 per cent), ICICI Bank (down 1.3 per cent) and L&T (down 1.1 per cent).

In the world markets, most Asian markets registered gains. Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 0.2 per cent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index inched up 0.1 per cent, Korea’s KOSPI index gained 0.7 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index declined 1 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index lost by 0.4 per cent.

European markets opened in the green zone, FTSE 100, CAC 40 and DAX indices were trading higher between 0.1-0.4 per cent.

Back home, the Rupee closed four paise down at 65.56 against the US Dollar.

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