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			Benchmark indices ended at all-time closing highs on Monday as Reliance Industries rallied after posting a record quarterly profit, while Oil and Natural Gas gained after saying it would buy a majority stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corp.</div>
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			ONGC shares jumped as much as 6.3% to their highest in nearly a year after the explorer said it would buy a majority stake in state-run refiner HPCL for $5.8 billion, with analysts saying the premium paid was smaller than expected.</div>
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			Meanwhile, Reliance gained as much as 2.5% after the company posted a record net profit in the third quarter after its telecoms business, Jio, turned in a profit for the first time.</div>
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			Indian shares have been on a record-setting run, bolstered by a string of positive corporate results and recent government measures, including a cut in the goods and services tax for certain sectors.</div>
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	Energy companies were among the top gainers, with the Nifty energy index climbing as much as 1.9%, its second straight session of gains..</div>

Indices end at record high: Sensex up 286 pts, Nifty ends above 10950

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Indices end at record high: Sensex up 286 pts, Nifty ends above 10950 | News on Markets - Business Standard

<strong>Asian Markets edged lower</strong><br />
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	Financial markets in the United States and Asian stocks took a knock early on Monday after the US government was forced to shut down amid a dispute between President Donald Trump and Democrats over immigration.</div>
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	MSCI&#39;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.2% while Japan&#39;s Nikkei was down 0.1%.</div>

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Indices end at record high: Sensex up 286 pts, Nifty ends above 10950

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