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Among sectoral indices, the Nifty PSU Bank index ended 1% higher led by a rise in Canara Bank, Indian Bank and State Bank of India.

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The benchmark indices ended flat on Wednesday.<br />
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The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 36,858, up 33 points. The index &nbsp;hit a fresh record intra-day of 36,947.18 earlier today.&nbsp;The broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,132, down 2 points. It&nbsp;touched an intra-day high of 11,157.15.<br />
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Among sectoral indices, the Nifty PSU Bank index ended 1% higher led by a rise in Canara Bank,&nbsp;Indian Bank and&nbsp;State Bank of India.<br />
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	<strong>RUPEE</strong><br />
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		The rupee recovered from its initial sluggishness to trade higher by 8 paise to 68.86 against the US dollar in late morning deals, following bouts of dollar selling from banks and exporters.</div>
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	<strong>GLOBAL MARKETS</strong></div>
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	Asian stocks rose modestly on Wednesday, supported by upbeat Wall Street earnings and hopes China&#39;s government spending would boost growth but trade tensions remained in focus ahead of a meeting between the US and European Commission presidents.</div>
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	MSCI&#39;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.2 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index was little changed after brushing a one-month high. Hong Kong&#39;s Hang Seng climbed 0.8 per cent. South Korea&#39;s KOSPI lost 0.4 per cent and Japan&#39;s Nikkei rose 0.4 per cent.<br />
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	<strong>OIL PRICES</strong><br />
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		Oil prices edged higher for a second day on Wednesday after data showed US crude inventories fell more than expected last week, easing worries about oversupply that have dragged on markets in recent sessions.</div>
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			Brent crude was up 57 cents (0.8 per cent) at $74.01 a barrel. The global benchmark settled 38 cents higher on Tuesday. US West Texas Intermediate rose 27 cents (0.4 per cent) to $68.79, having risen nearly 1 per cent in the previous session.</div>
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	<em>(with Reuters inputs)</em></div>
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<strong>SGX Nifty</strong><br />
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The SGX Nifty was at&nbsp;11,153.50, up&nbsp;0.10 per cent from the previous close.

<strong>Asian Markets</strong><br />
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	Asian stocks rode higher on Wednesday thanks to strong US corporate earnings and hopes that China will boost fiscal support for its economy, while long-term US yields hovered near six-week highs on speculation the Bank of Japan could be less accommodative.</div>
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	MSCI&rsquo;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.17 per cent. South Korea&#39;s KOSPI advanced 0.35 per cent and Japan&#39;s Nikkei rose 0.5 per cent.</div>

<strong>Wall Street</strong><br />
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The S&amp;P 500 on Tuesday closed at its highest level since Feb. 1 as Alphabet&#39;s blowout results bolstered expectations of a robust earnings season.<br />
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	The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 197.65 points (0.79 per cent) to 25,241.94, while the S&amp;P 500 gained 13.42 points (0.48 per cent) to 2,820.4. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.11 points (0.01 per cent) to 7,840.77. It reversed course after having hit a record high earlier in the session.</div>

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