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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Rupee settles flat at 73.59 against US dollar

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	The Indian rupee ended just 1 paisa lower at 73.59 against the US dollar on Thursday amid a firm trend in the domestic equity markets. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 73.52 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.39 and a low of 73.59. (Text Source: PTI)</div>

Oil slips in breather after run to 9-month high as COVID-19 surge stokes demand fears

&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Oil prices eased on Friday but stayed within touching distance of nine-month highs hit overnight as soaring COVID-19 cases weigh on fuel demand and U.S. lawmakers continue to battle over a $900 billion economic stimulus package.<br />
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&gt;&gt; US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 7 cents or 0.1%, to $48.29 a barrel at 0218 GMT, while Brent crude futures fell 13 cents, or 0.3%, to $51.37 a barrel.
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	&gt;&gt; Both contracts had climbed on Thursday, on optimism around progress on a COVID-19 relief bill, strong Asian refining demand and a slide in the U.S. dollar to a two-and-a-half year low. With oil priced in dollars, a weaker greenback makes oil cheaper in other currencies.<br />
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	<em>(Source: Reuters)</em><br />
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SGX Nifty Update :: Indices may open near record highs

&gt;&gt; At 8:25 am, the index was at 13,764 levels, up 20 points.<br />
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Alert: Nifty hit record high of 13,773 on Thursday.

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