The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively

Indian stocks, bull run

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	<strong>Stock market updates:</strong>&nbsp;Market bulls reigned on Dalal Street on Tuesday as reopening hopes post a full US FDA approval of Pfizer-BioNTech&#39;s Covid-19 vaccine boosted world stocks.</div>
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	The frontline S&P BSE Sensex reclaimed the 56,000-mark in the intra-day deals and hit a high of 56,023. By close, the 30-share index quoted at 55,959 levels, up 403 points or 0.7 per cent.</div>
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	It&#39;s NSE counterpart, meanwhile, hit an intra-day high of 16,647 before closing at 16,625, up 128 points or 0.8 per cent.</div>
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	Reversing their course, even the broader markets advanced today. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively. The broad-based rally turned market breadth in favour of buyers.</div>

Banks, RIL help lift Sensex 403 pts; Bajaj duo gain up to 8%, Tata Steel 4%

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Banks, RIL help lift Sensex 403 pts; Bajaj duo gain up to 8%, Tata Steel 4% | News on Markets - Business Standard

&gt;&gt; At 8:26 AM, the index was at 16,589 levels, up 96 points

The US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech&#39;s Covid-19 vaccine has lifted mood across global markets.<br />
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Overnight, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.55 percent to 14,942.65 &mdash; a record closing high, while the S&amp;P 500 and the Dow Jones advanced 0.85 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively.

Japan&#39;s Nikkei gained 0.97 per cent, South Korea&#39;s Kospi jumped 1.43 per cent, and Australia&#39;s S&amp;P/ASX 200 edged 0.30 per cent higher on Tuesday.

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Banks, RIL help lift Sensex 403 pts; Bajaj duo gain up to 8%, Tata Steel 4%

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