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		Bajaj Finserv ended as the biggest gainer on Sensex - up over 9 per cent to Rs 8,536.50.</div></div>

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	Buying in financial counters such as HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, and Bajaj Finserv helped benchmark indices settle over 0.6 per cent higher on Friday.&nbsp;</div>
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	The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 43,882, up 282 points, or 0.65 per cent while NSE&#39;s Nifty ended at 12,859, up 87 points, or 0.68 per cent.</div>
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	Bajaj Finserv ended as the biggest gainer on Sensex - up over 9 per cent to Rs 8,536.50 while Reliance Industries (down nearly 4 per cent) was the top loser. Of 30 constituents, 23 advanced and 7 declined.&nbsp;<br />
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	On a weekly basis, Sensex gained 0.5 per cent while Nifty added 0.68 per cent.&nbsp;<br />
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	In the broader market, the&nbsp;S&P BSE MidCap ended 1.22 per cent higher at&nbsp;16,436.50 levels while the&nbsp;S&P BSE SmallCap index gained 0.77 per cent to&nbsp;16,183 levels.&nbsp;<br />
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	World financial markets stalled on Friday as news US Treasury was ending emergency loans programmes dealt a blow to economic recovery hopes just as California announced curfews to try and fight surging coronavirus infections.</div>
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	In Europe, stocks edged higher as gains in retail and oil shares offset worries about US politics and a stalemate over fresh stimulus measures to support a pandemic-stricken global economy.</div>
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	In commodities, oil prices were little changed while gold prices were set for a second straight weekly fall as the metal&rsquo;s appeal came under pressure from promising Covid-19 vaccine trials and news of the US Treasury ending emergency loan programs.</div>
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	<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>

MARKETS: Financials lift indices; Sensex up 282 pts, Nifty ends at 12,859

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MARKETS: Financials lift indices; Sensex up 282 pts, Nifty ends at 12,859

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