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Markets ended higher on Thursday, following the expiry of August derivative, tracking a rebound in the rupee after the Reserve Bank of India decided to provide dollars directly to oil companies.
The Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share Sensex provisionally closed at 18,306 up 310 points. The National Stock Exchange’s 50-share S&P CNX Nifty provisionally closed at 5,409 up 124 points.
