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		NSE's Nifty ended at 11,322.50, up 52 points or 0.46 per cent.</div></div>

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		Extending its gaining streak into the fourth session in a row, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex ended 0.6 per cent, or 225 points higher at 38,407.01 levels on Tuesday, led by buying in financial counters. Further, positive global cues and Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s statement that the number of active Covid-19 cases has come down also boosted investor sentiment. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/coronavirus-live-updates-india-total-cases-cross-2-26-million-global-death-toll-icmr-maharashtra-tn-andhra-up-lockdown-statewise-corona-update-120081100154_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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		NSE&#39;s Nifty gained for the fifth straight day to settle at 11,322.50, up 52 points or 0.46 per cent. India VIX declined 5.57 per cent to&nbsp;21.25 levels.&nbsp;<br />
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		Private sector lender Axis Bank (up 4 per cent) ended as the top gainer on the Sensex while Titan Company emerged as the biggest loser (down nearly 4 per cent) after <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/titan-company-slips-nearly-4-on-weak-q1-result-should-you-buy-the-stock-120081100293_1.html?1597119652" target="_blank">reporting weak set of numbers</a> for the quarter ended June 2020.&nbsp;</div>
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		In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 14,392 levels, down 0.2 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index fell 0.23 per cent to settle at 13,837.&nbsp;<br />
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			Among sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty Bank rallied 1.5 per cent to 22,227.20 and Nifty Metal advanced 1.66 per cent to 2,370.65.</div>
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		World stocks inched to 5-1/2 month highs on Tuesday, lifted by bets a US fiscal stimulus package will be reached and by signs Sino-US tensions have eased ahead of a crucial round of trade talks.&nbsp;</div>
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		MSCI&rsquo;s global equity index rose 0.4 per cent while a benchmark of Asian shares outside Japan gained nearly 1 per cent. Japan&rsquo;s Nikkei climbed 1.9 per cent.</div>
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		In commodities, oil prices rose. Brent crude added 29 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $45.28 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate US crude rose 38 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $42.32 a barrel at the time of writing of this report.&nbsp;</div>
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		Gold prices fell more than 1 per cent, breaking below the $2,000 level for the first time in a week, as the dollar&rsquo;s relative value against other currencies strengthened and spurred investors to lock in profits following a record run.</div>
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		<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>
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Sensex rises for 4th day, ends 225 pts higher; financial, metal stocks gain

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Sensex rises for 4th day, ends 225 pts higher; financial, metal stocks gain | News on Markets - Business Standard

&gt;&gt;&nbsp;South Korea&#39;s Kospi and Japan&#39;s Nikkei were ruling 1.13 per cent and 1.41 per cent higher, respectively in early deals today

S&P 500 ends up slightly, tech-related shares underperform value

<em>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;</em>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 357.96 points, or 1.3%, to 27,791.44, the S&amp;P 500 gained 9.19 points, or 0.27%, to 3,360.47 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 42.63 points, or 0.39%, to 10,968.36 during Monday&#39;s overnight session.<br />
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<em>&gt;&gt; </em>The Dow jumped 1%, the S&amp;P 500 inched up and the Nasdaq closed lower on Monday as investors extended a rotation into value stocks from heavyweight tech-related names while awaiting news on progress in a U.S. fiscal support bill.
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<em>Source: Reuters</em><br />
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