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		Equity markets ended a volatile trading session in the positive territory on Monday supported by buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC, Reliance Industries, Maruti Suzuki India, and Axis Bank. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex settled 42.28 points, or 0.1 per cent, higher at&nbsp;40,487.43 level. Axis Bank (up over 2 per cent) topped the 30-share index as the top gainer, while TCS (down 3 per cent) was the top loser.</div>
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		On the NSE, the Nifty50 settled at 11,937.50-mark, up 16 points, or 0.13 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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		Sectoral indices ended the session mixed on the NSE. At close, Nifty Realty Index closed with a cut of 1.15 per cent, while Nifty Auto index closed 0.73 per cent higher.</div>
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		In the broader market, the S&P mid-cap index settled 0.09 per cent higher at 14,680.92, while the S&P NSE small-cap index slipped 0.48 per cent to 13,275.41.</div>
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	<strong>BUZZING STOCKS</strong><br />
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	Shares of Century Textiles & Industries hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 515, up 5 per cent on Monday, having surged 9 per cent in the past two trading days, in an otherwise range-bound market on the BSE on expectation of a healthy financial performance going forward. <em><strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/century-textiles-zooms-30-in-2-months-post-demerger-of-cement-division-119120900261_1.html?1575876517" target="_blank">READ MORE</a></strong></em><br />
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	Shares of automobile companies gained on Monday after Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) increased its production in November. At 10:30 AM, the S&P BSE Auto index climbed 1.5 per cent as compared to a flat benchmark S&P BSE Sensex and was the top gainer among BSE sectoral indices. <em><strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/auto-stocks-gain-as-maruti-suzuki-increases-production-in-november-119120900215_1.html?1575876517" target="_blank">READ MORE</a></strong></em><br />
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	<strong>GLOBAL CUES</strong><br />
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	Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street&rsquo;s momentum after surprisingly strong US.jobs data, although regional gains were capped by concerns about China&rsquo;s economic slowdown due to the prolonged Sino-US trade war.<br />
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	Japan&rsquo;s benchmark Nikkei added 0.33 per cent while MSCI&rsquo;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.27 per cent. China&rsquo;s Shanghai Composite stood flat and so did Hong Kong&rsquo;s Hang Seng.<br />
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	European shares are expected to give up some of the gains made on Friday after the U.S. payrolls data, with pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.14 per cent, German DAX futures slipping 0.04 per cent and FTSE futures losing 0.35 per cent.</div>
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<em><strong>(With inputs from Reuters)</strong></em>

MARKET WRAP: Benchmarks end flat, Sensex up 42 pts; realty, IT stocks slip

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MARKET WRAP: Benchmarks end flat, Sensex up 42 pts; realty, IT stocks slip | News on Markets - Business Standard

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

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At 8:17 AM, Brent Crude Futures were trading at $64.22 per barrel mark.<br />
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At 8:15 AM, the SGX Nifty was trading 3 points lower at 11,951 levels.<br />
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<em><strong>(Source: Reuters)</strong></em>

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