CLOSING BELL: L&T, PowerGrid, NTPC, ICICI Bank, DR Reddy's Labs, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Nestle India were the top large-cap gainers

MARKET LIVE: Sensex up 300 pts, Nifty atop 16,200; TCS slips 1% ahead Q1

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Stock market highlights:&nbsp;</b>Benchmark indices exhibited range-bound trade on Friday as lack of fresh triggers kept indices directionless. The S&P BSE Sensex remained within a narrow range of 348 points, while the Nifty50 travelled 118 points during the day.&nbsp;<br />
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By close, the 30-pack index settled at 54,482 levels, up 303 points or 0.56 per cent. The Nifty50, meanwhile, shut shop with gains of 88 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 16,221. In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.2 per cent each.&nbsp;<br />
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L&T, PowerGrid, NTPC, ICICI Bank, DR Reddy&#39;s Labs, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Nestle India were the top large-cap gainers, while M&M Financial Services, Oil India, SRF, Trent, Uttam Sugar, RateGain, and GR Infra surged in the broader market.<br />
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On the flipside, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Maruti Suzuki, TCS, Crisil, Ashok Leyland, MFSL, RBL Bank, Ajmera Realty, PSP Projects, and Vakrangee were the top laggards across segments.<br />
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Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index was the sole loser, down 0.8 per cent. The Nifty Bank and FMCG indices, meanhile, were the outperformers, up 0.5 per cent each.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Global markets</strong>
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	European markets were mixed on Friday with the pan-European Stoxx 600 hovering 0.2 per cent above the flatline. US stock futures were slightly lower in early premarket trade, following a rally on Wall Street during the previous session.</div>
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	Shares in Asia-Pacific closed mostly higher, but Japanese stocks gave back some earlier gains and the yen rose on news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died.</div>
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Sensex up 303 pts, Nifty tops 16,200; banks, FMCG shine; metals sole losers

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Sensex up 303 pts, Nifty tops 16,200; banks, FMCG shine; metals sole losers | News on Markets - Business Standard

Rupee closes 12 paise stronger at 79.18/$ Thursday

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SGX Nifty futures firmly higher; hint at gap-up start for Nifty

Oil prices push & pull: Brent back near $104/bbl as supply concerns weigh

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US equity futures trade with tepid cuts; Jobs data eyed today

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		source: finance.yahoo.com</div>
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US markets gain for 4th day Thursday; tech stocks lead

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