CLOSING BELL:  All sectors, except IT and Financial Services, witnessed selling pressure today, led by auto, pharma, and public sector banks

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	<b>CLOSING BELL<br />
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	Stock market highlights:&nbsp;</b>Fag-end buying lifted benchmark indices for a sixth straight day on Wednesday even as global markets remained tepid due to fresh US-China-Taiwan tensions and weak global growth concerns. All sectors, except IT and Financial Services, witnessed selling pressure today, led by auto, pharma, and public sector banks.&nbsp;</div>
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	The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex traded within a wide range of 57,789 to 58,416 during the day, and closed at 58,351, up 214 points or 0.37 per cent. The NSE Nifty50, on the other hand, ended at 17,388, up 43 points or 0.25 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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	In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices slipped 0.6 per cent, and 0.3 per cent, respectively.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Buzzing stocks</strong></div>
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	Adani Transmission, the power transmission company of Gautam Adani Group company, surpassed the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firm ITC in market capitalisation (m-cap) ranking as the stock hit a new high on the BSE in Wednesday&#39;s intra-day trade. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/adani-transmission-surpasses-itc-airtel-in-market-cap-ranking-122080300334_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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	Shares of SpiceJet moved higher by 18 per cent to Rs 52.40 on the BSE in Wednesday&#39;s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes on report that the company&#39;s promoter Ajay Singh is exploring possibility of a partial stake sale in the company. Currently, Ajay Singh and his family hold 59.40 per cent stake in SpiceJet. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/spicejet-adds-18-on-ajay-singh-s-partial-stake-sale-buzz-up-41-in-4-days-122080300460_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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	<strong>BS Special :: Rupee movement and investment ideas</strong></div>
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	The rupee has firmly recovered over the last two weeks supported by weakening crude oil prices, and the recent halt in foreign investors&#39; exodus from domestic markets. However, whether the recent strength in the currency will sustain or not depends on the monetary policy trajectory of the Reserve Bank of India, foreign flows, and crude oil prices, experts said. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/rupee-strength-unsustainable-bet-on-chemicals-omcs-in-near-term-analysts-122080300671_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>

Fag-end buying lifts Sensex 214 pts; Nifty nears 17,400; IT stocks dazzle

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Fag-end buying lifts Sensex 214 pts; Nifty nears 17,400; IT stocks dazzle | News on Markets - Business Standard

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Stocks to Watch: ONGC, Reliance, Zomato, Adani Wilmar, IndiGo,Vodafone Idea

Stocks to Watch today: Uber has decided to put its entire 7.8 per cent stake in Zomato on the block, according to sources. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/stocks-to-watch-ongc-reliance-zomato-adani-wilmar-indigo-vodafone-idea-q1-results-yes-bank-122080300131_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read here</strong><br />
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Here's why Vinay Rajani recommends buying Indoco Remedies, PTC India

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	The technical analyst from HDFC Securities said traders should wait for correction to enter fresh longs on the Nifty index. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/here-s-why-vinay-rajani-recommends-buying-indoco-remedies-ptc-india-122080300142_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more</strong><br />
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WATCH | Sectors that may hog limelight as FPIs take a U-turn

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	Investors are looking at striking some gold as FIIs return to equity markets. Analysts are eying select sectors that are expected to garner most attention from global buyers. Here are the top picks. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/the-morning-show/video/market/sectors-that-may-hog-limelight-as-fpis-take-a-u-turn-1316.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Watch</strong></a></div>
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DIIs aid momentum: Buy Rs 118 cr of shares Tuesday

FIIs buy shares worth Rs 825 crore Tuesday