Stock market LIVE: Sectorally, all indices were trading positively, led by Nifty Realty

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			The market rally continued on Thursday too as the domestic benchmark indices once again ended at record closing high levels on the back of positive global cues with the benchmark Sensex nearing the 60,000-mark. Today, 30-pack index rallied as much as 958 points to end at 59,885. The Nifty50 was up 276.30 points or 1.57 per cent at 17,823.&nbsp;</div>
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			Bajaj Finserv, Hindalco Industries, Tata Motors, Larsen and Toubro and Coal India were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included HDFC Life, Dr Reddy&rsquo;s Labs, Nestle India, ITC and Tata Consumer Products.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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			The broader market outperformed the benchmarks, as BSE midcap and smallcap indices rose 1 percent each.&nbsp; &nbsp;On the sectoral front, realty index gained nearly 9 percent, while IT, metal, bank, capital goods, oil & gas indices rose 1 percent each.</div>
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			Volatility index, India VIX, gained less than a per cent to end at 16.60 levels.</div>
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Sensex ends 958 pts up at 59,885, Nifty tops 17,800; Realty index gains 9%

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Sensex ends 958 pts up at 59,885, Nifty tops 17,800; Realty index gains 9% | News on Markets - Business Standard

&gt;&gt; At 8:30 am, the index was at 17,647 levels, up 80 points<br />
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Oil prices were higher in the morning of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures up 0.35% to $76.46 per barrel. U.S. crude futures edged 0.3% higher, trading at $72.45 per barrel.<br />
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Asian indices trade higher; Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumps nearly 2%

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	Shares in Asia-Pacific were mostly higher in Thursday morning trade as investors in Asia-Pacific continue monitoring the situation surrounding China Evergrande Group. Hong Kong&rsquo;s Hang Seng index jumped 1.86% after losses earlier in the week. It had returned to trade after a holiday on Wednesday.</div>
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	Mainland Chinese stocks were also higher, with the Shanghai composite climbing 0.85% while the Shenzhen component advanced 0.577%. South Korea&rsquo;s Kospi, returning to trade from holidays earlier in the week, slipped 0.51%. The S&amp;P/ASX 200 in Australia edged 1.07% higher. MSCI&rsquo;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.76% higher. Markets in Japan are closed on Thursday.</div>
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	<em>Source: CNBC</em></div>

Wall St ends higher as Fed signals bond-buying taper soon

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	The three major U.S. stock indexes rose 1% on Wednesday as investors mostly took in stride the latest signals from the Federal Reserve, including clearing the way for the central bank to reduce its monthly bond purchases soon. The S&amp;P 500 registered its biggest daily percentage gain since July 23.</div>
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	While trading was choppy following the Fed&#39;s latest policy statement and comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, stocks finished close to where they were before the central bank news.&nbsp; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 338.48 points, or 1%, to 34,258.32, the S&amp;P 500 gained 41.45 points, or 0.95%, to 4,395.64 and the Nasdaq Composite added 150.45 points, or 1.02%, to 14,896.85.</div>
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Stock market LIVE: Sectorally, all indices were trading positively, led by Nifty Realty

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