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		NSE's Nifty ended Friday's session at 12,720, up 29 points, or 0.23 per cent.</div></div>

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			The domestic equity market ended Friday&#39;s session, the last trading day of Samvat 2076 on a positive note after oscillating between gains and losses during the day. The S&P BSE Sensex today gained 86 points, or 0.2 per cent to settle at 43,443 levels. With today&#39;s gain, the index rallied 10.68 per cent during Samvat 2076.&nbsp;</div>
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			NSE&#39;s Nifty ended Friday&#39;s session at 12,720, up 29 points, or 0.23 per cent. India VIX fell around 4.5 per cent to&nbsp;19.7 levels.&nbsp;</div>
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			On a weekly basis, both Sensex and Nifty gained 3.7 per cent each.&nbsp;</div>
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			Meanwhile, market will open for one hour on Saturday, November 14 for the auspicious &quot;Muhurat Trading session, which will start at 06:15 pm. However, it will remain closed on Monday, November 16 on account of&nbsp;Diwali-Balipratipada.&nbsp;<br />
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			In the broader market, the&nbsp;S&P BSE MidCap index rose 0.86 per cent to&nbsp;15,876 levels while the&nbsp;S&P BSE SmallCap index advanced over 1 per cent to&nbsp;15,639 points.&nbsp;<br />
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			Sectorally, all the indices but Nifty FMCG, and Nifty Media settled in the green.&nbsp;<br />
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			Asian shares eked out gains on Friday and US stock futures turned higher after US president-elect Joe Biden was projected to win the battleground state of Arizona, cementing his win for the office.&nbsp;</div>
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			S&P 500 e-mini futures inched out of negative territory on the news but without much conviction, and were last up just 0.03 per cent.</div>
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			European futures remained resolutely dour, with pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.67 per cent, German DAX futures down 0.6 per cent and FTSE futures off 1.1 per cent.</div>
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			In commodities, gold prices held firm in a narrow range while oil prices fell, pressured by fears about a slow recovery in the global economy and fuel demand due to rising Covid-19 infections, but the market remained on track for a second straight weekly gain, helped by hopes for a vaccine.</div>
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			<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>
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Sensex settles 86 points higher at 43,443 levels, gains 11% in Samvat 2076

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Oil falls as Covid-19 spike stokes fuel demand fears; still set for big weekly gain

&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday as a spike in the number of Covid-19 infections raised fears for the global economy and near-term fuel demand, but remained on track for a second straight weekly gain amid hopes for a vaccine.<br />
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 40 cents, or 1.0%, to $40.72 a barre, having lost 0.8% on Thursday. Brent crude was down 36 cents, or 0.8%, at $43.17 a barrel, after dropping 0.6% on Thursday.<br />
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&gt;&gt; At 8:27 am, the index was at 12,657 levels, down 90 points or 0.7 per cent.

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