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CLOSING BELL: Shree Cement, BPCL, Tech M, Axis Bank, M&M, ICICI Bank, Ultratech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, and SBI gained in the range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent

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<strong>Stock market highlights: </strong>Domestic markets jumped on Thursday as falling crude oil prices and government bond yields supported equities. The S&P BSE Sensex settled the day at 59,688, up 659 points or 1.12 per cent. The Nifty50, on the other hand, closed near the 17,800-mark at 17,799, higher by 174 points or 0.99 per cent.<br />
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	Shree Cement, BPCL, Tech M, Axis Bank, M&M, ICICI Bank, Ultratech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, and SBI gained in the range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent, while Hindalco, SBI Life, Tata Steel, Coal India, Tata Consumer Products, and Tata Motors fell over 1 per cent.<br />
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	The broader markets, though in the positive zone, underperformed the benchmarks today. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.3 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively.<br />
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	Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index surged 2.5 per cent, while the Nifty Metal index fell 0.76 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed in early trade: Nikkei 225 jumps 2%

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Wall Street rallies as investors shrug off rate hike fears: Dow Jones up 400pts

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