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		Nifty Bank jumped over 3 per cent or 790 points to 25,683 levels.</div></div>

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		The Indian stock market ended over one per cent higher on Tuesday, on the back of favourable global cues, ahead of the US presidential poll outcome.&nbsp;Analysts say while predicting the election outcome is harder-than-ever, a victory for Democratic candidate Joe Biden will be good for emerging markets (EM), including India. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/biden-good-for-emerging-markets-dollar-to-gain-from-trump-win-analysts-120110300582_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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		Among the headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex rallied 504 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 40,261 levels and the Nifty50 index reclaimed the 11,800-mark to end at 11,813.50, up 144 points, or 1.24 per cent. India VIX dropped nearly 4 per cent to 24.2 levels.&nbsp;<br />
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		Sectorally, barring Nifty Realty and Nifty Media, all other indices ended in the green. Nifty Bank jumped over 3 per cent or 790 points to&nbsp;25,683 levels while Nifty Metal rose over 2 per cent to&nbsp;2,391 levels.&nbsp;<br />
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		In the broader market, the&nbsp;S&P BSE MidCap index gained 0.42 per cent to settle at&nbsp;15,021 levels while the&nbsp;S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at&nbsp;14,834, up 52 points, or 0.35 per cent.&nbsp;<br />
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			European stock markets rose in early trading on Tuesday as investors bet on a clear win for Joe Biden as the United States votes in its most polarised presidential election in living memory.</div>
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			In Asia, South Korea&rsquo;s main index advanced 1.7 per cent and Hong Kong&rsquo;s index sprinted 2.2 per cent higher.</div>
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			The MSCI China index hit a 23-year high after Chinese factory activity expanded the fastest in a decade. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.</div>
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			In commodities, oil prices extended their rally but concerns over surging coronavirus cases around the world capped further gains.</div>
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			<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>
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Financials lift indices; Sensex ends 504 pts up ahead of US poll outcome

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Oil falls as Covid-19 cases soar, Libya output jumps

&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries about soaring Covid-19 cases, rapidly rising Libyan supply and U.S election jitters outweighed growing hopes that major producers would hold back on planned production increases.<br />
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 6 cents, or 0.2%, to $36.75 a barrel, while Brent crude futures fell 15 cents, or 0.4%, to $38.82.<br />
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&gt;&gt; At 8:20 am, the index was at 11,769 levels, up 100 points or 0.86 per cent<br />
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