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Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Metal index settled 3% higher led by a sharp rise in the shares of Hindalco Industries and Jindal Steel & Power.

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The benchmark indices ended at their record highs on Tuesday.&nbsp;The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 36,825, up 106 points. The index hit its intra-day high of 36,902.06 today.&nbsp;The broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,134, up 50 points. It had&nbsp;hit a fresh near six-month high of 11,143.40 in intra-day deals.<br />
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Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Metal index moved up 3%, led by a sharp rise in Hindalco Industries and Jindal Steel & Power. The Nifty Realty index ended 2.5% higher, led by&nbsp;Unitech and DLF.<br />
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	<strong>GLOBAL MARKETS</strong></div>
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	Shanghai shares got a boost from news that Beijing would adopt a more &quot;vigorous&quot; fiscal policy, including company tax cuts. Chinese blue chips rose 1.6 per cent to a one-month high, while MSCI&#39;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.47 per cent. Japan&#39;s Nikkei edged up 0.5 per cent even as a disappointing reading on local factory activity suggested the threat of a trade war was starting to bite.<br />
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	<strong>OIL PRICES</strong><br />
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		Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday as attention shifted to the risk of oversupply, with market participants shrugging off escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.</div>
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		Brent crude oil was down 10 cents (0.14 per cent) at $72.96 a barrel, after settling down 1 cent on Monday. US crude was down 9 cents (0.13 per cent) at $67.80 a barrel. The contract fell 37 cents the previous day.</div>
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	<em>(with Reuters inputs)</em></div>
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MARKET WRAP: Indices settle at record high led by L&T, Infosys, HDFC

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MARKET WRAP: Indices settle at record high led by L&T, Infosys, HDFC | News on Markets - Business Standard

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The benchmark US S&amp;P 500 index and the Nasdaq index rose on Monday as a jump in 10-year bond yields boosted financial sector stocks and investors anticipated continued strength in corporate earnings and US economic growth.<br />
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13.83 points (0.06 per cent) to 25,044.29, the S&amp;P 500 gained 5.15 points (0.18 per cent) to 2,806.98 and the Nasdaq Composite added 21.68 points (0.28 per cent) to 7,841.87.

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