The broader markets ended in the red for second straight day.

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	Subdued global sentiment weighed on domestic equity markets on Friday as investors booked profits across the board, barring in the information technology (IT) sector. However, last hour buying in select pharma and bank stocks helped indices to settle the day in the green.</div>
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	The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex settled the day at fresh closing peak of 46,961 levels, up 70 points or 0.15 per cent. The index hit a record high of 47,026 in the opening deals but erased gains on sell-off in large private banks, metals and realty stocks.</div>
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		At close, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, State Bank of India (SBI), and ICICI Bank (up between 1.4 per cent and 2.6 per cent) were the top gainers while IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, ONGC, and Maruti Suzuki ended the day as top laggards.</div>
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	The Nifty50 index, on the other hand, ended at 13,760.5 levels, up 20 point or 0.14 pe cent.&nbsp;</div>
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	On a weekly basis, both, the Sensex ans Nifty indices have advanced nearly 2 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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	The broader markets ended in the red for second straight day. The S&P BSE MidCap index closed at 63 points, or 0.35 per cent, lower at 17,801 level. The S&P BSE SmallCap index, too, dipped 42 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 17,769 levels.</div>
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	On the sectoral front, Nifty Pharma and Nifty IT indices ended the day with over 1 per cent gains, while Nifty PSB, Nifty Private Bank, and Nifty Realty indices declined up to 0.7 per cent each.</div>
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	<strong>Global markets</strong></div>
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	Asian shares slipped on Friday after Reuters reported that the United States is set to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country&#39;s top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist later in the day.</div>
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	MSCI&#39;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.6 per cent from Thursday&#39;s record. Mainland Chinese shares fell 0.4 per cent while Hong Kong&#39;s Hang Seng lost 1 per cent.</div>
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	Japan&#39;s Nikkei dipped 0.2 per cent, facing strong resistance around 27,000 while European shares are seen weaker, with Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.45 per cent and FTSE futures falling 0.3 per cent.</div>
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	<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>

Sensex ends choppy trade 70 pts higher, Nifty tops 13,750; IT stocks shine

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Sensex ends choppy trade 70 pts higher, Nifty tops 13,750; IT stocks shine | News on Markets - Business Standard

&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Promoter Adimans Technologies plans to sell close to 69 lakh shares of the company through an offer for sale (OFS). The floor price of Rs 145.7 per share is at 6% discount to Thursday&#39;s closing price. The OFS for non-retail investors opens on December 18 while for retail investors it opens on December 21.<br />
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NEWS ALERT | 1.19 crore AU Small Finance shares traded in 2 block deals

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IT stocks among top Sensex gainers; bank stocks in the red

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Top Sensex contributors at opening tick: TCS, Infosys, ICICI Bank

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OPENING BELL: Sensex rises over 100 points, tops 47,000 for the first time; Nifty above 13,750

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MARKET CHECK | Sensex tops 47,000 in pre-open trade

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COMMODITY CHECK | Gold slips marginally but holds above Rs 50,000

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Sensex Heatmap | Top gainers & losers in pre-open trade

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Sensex rises over 200 points; Nifty50 nears 13,750

NEWS ALERT | Bank of Japan keeps Monetary Policy steady

-- BoJ maintains short-term interest rate target at -0.1%

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	<strong>HDFC Bank | Target Price: Rs 1,500</strong></div>
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	The stock has provided a breakout from a falling channel and has negated the formation of a lower top and lower bottom formation on the daily chart.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Lupin | Target Price: Rs 1,020</strong></div>
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	The stock is forming a rounding bottom formation on the daily chart. It also surpassed its 50-DMA which is placed at 940 levels is and likely to act as immediate support.&nbsp;</div>
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Stocks to watch: L&T, TCS, Dishman Carbogen, BPCL, Asian Paints

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	<strong>IT stocks:</strong> Stocks in the information technology (IT) space may hog the limelight today after Accenture reported better-than-expected results for the quarter ending November 30.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Dishman Carbogen:</strong> Promoter Adimans Technologies plans to sell close to 69 lakh shares of the company through an offer for sale (OFS). The floor price of Rs 145.7 per share is at 6% discount to Thursday&#39;s closing price.&nbsp;</div>
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