On the sectoral front, Nifty PSU Bank index declined over 1 per cent on the NSE, followed by losses in the Nifty Auto index (down 0.4 per cent), and the Nifty Realty index (down 0.24 per cent)

MARKET LIVE: Sensex trades higher in rangebound session; metals in focus

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	<strong>Stock market updates</strong>: Frontline indices snapped their 2-day losing streak and ended higher in a lacklustre trade on Thursday amid stock-specific bets by investors. Volatility index, India VIX, eased around 4 per cent to end at 23 levels.</div>
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	Propelled by over 4 per cent gain in Reliance Industries, and over 1 per cent gain each in HUL, Bajaj Finance, and Bharti Airtel, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex advanced 222 points, or 0.43 per cent, at close to settle at 51,531.5 level on the BSE. RIL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India, and Power Grid ended the day as top gainers on the Sensex while Titan (down 2.45 per cent), L&T, HDFC Bank, ITC, and ONGC were the top laggards.</div>
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	Around 18 of the 30 constituents ended the day in the green on the Sensex. Overall, 1,725 stocks advanaced on the BSE, 1,261 declined, and 140 remained unchanged.&nbsp;</div>
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	NSE&#39;s Nifty50, on the other hand, ended the day at 15,173-mark, up 67 points or 0.44 per cent.</div>
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	In the broader markets, smallcap stocks were leading from the front. The S&P BSE SmallCap index outperformed today with 1.06 per cent gain on the BSE while the S&P BSE MidCap index settled 0.45 per cent higher.</div>
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	On the sectoral front, Nifty PSU Bank index declined over 1 per cent on the NSE, followed by losses in the Nifty Auto index (down 0.4 per cent), and the Nifty Realty index (down 0.24 per cent). On the upside, the Nifty FMCG index and the Nifty Metal index closed 0.85 per cent higher each.</div>
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	Asian shares rested at record highs on Thursday as investors digested recent meaty gains, while bulls were sustained by the promise of endless free money after a benign reading on U.S. inflation and a dovish Federal Reserve outlook.</div>
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	Adding to the torpor was a lack of liquidity as markets in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were all on holiday.</div>
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	MSCI&#39;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.1 per cent. Japan&#39;s Nikkei was shut after ending at a 30-year peak on Wednesday, while Australia&#39;s main index held near an 11-month top.</div>
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	<em><strong>(With inputs from Reuters)</strong></em></div>

Sensex ends 222 pts higher, Nifty tops 15,150; RIL gains 4%, PSB stocks dip

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Oil drops after strong rally, demand hopes limit losses

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	Oil prices fell on Thursday, giving up some of the recent strong gains, although losses were curbed by production cuts and hopes that rollouts of vaccines will drive a recovery in demand.</div>
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	Brent crude fell 39 cents, or 0.6%, to $61.08 a barrel after touching its highest since January 2020 on Wednesday. US crude slid 35 cents, or 0.6%, to $58.33 a barrel.<br />
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&gt;&gt; At 8:30 am, the index was down 54 points at 15,084 levels, indicating a weak start on domestic indices

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	Wall Street stocks ended little changed on Wednesday, though the Dow Jones snared a 0.2 per cent gain to a record close. The S&amp;P 500 slipped 0.03 per cent and the Nasdaq lost 0.25 per cent from a record close the day before.</div>

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	Stocks were flat in early trading in Asia on Thursday as well, as investors kept tapping the brakes on runs in asset prices after taking in tepid US inflation data and comments from the Federal Reserve chief affirming the outlook for a slow recovery.</div>
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	The Australian S&amp;P/ASX 200 Index was last down 0.1 per cent while Hong Kong&#39;s Hang Seng dropped half a per cent. The pause coincides with much of Asia going into extended holidays for the Lunar New Year.</div>
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Sensex ends 222 pts higher, Nifty tops 15,150; RIL gains 4%, PSB stocks dip

On the sectoral front, Nifty PSU Bank index declined over 1 per cent on the NSE, followed by losses in the Nifty Auto index (down 0.4 per cent), and the Nifty Realty index (down 0.24 per cent)

Bulk deals on the BSE as on Wednesday

Bulk deals on the NSE as on Wednesday

FII/FPI & DII trading activity on NSE, BSE and MSEI

Rupee check

Oil drops after strong rally, demand hopes limit losses

SGX Nifty Update

Wall Street check

Asian market check

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