F&O expiry: Sensex rises 213 pts, Nifty holds 17,750; metals rally, IT slip

CLOSING BELL: Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, M&M, HDFC, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Titan were the leading winners

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Heatmap at Open :: NTPC, ITC, Infy top Sensex losers

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Opening Bell :: Nifty tests 17,750 in early deals

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Opening Bell :: Sensex leaps nearly 350 pts

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Sensex Heatmap :: Only 3 counters in the red

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Pre-open session :: Nifty atop 17,750

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Pre-open session :: Sensex rises 200 pts

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CURRENCY :: Rupee opens sharply higher at 82.15 Vvs Tuesday's close of 82.72/$

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Stocks to watch: Zee Ent, SBI Cards, Tata Chemicals, Glenmark Pharma, Dabur

Stocks to watch today: SBI Cards, Indus Towers will report July-September quarter results on Thursday, October 27; Sony India and Zee Ent plan to sell 3 Hindi channels to allay anti-competition concerns. READ MORE

8:55 AM

Price hike is the last thing on our mind: Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra

'We are very reluctant because price rise has an impact on the demand as well as the volume growth', he said. READ MORE

8:51 AM

Zee, Sony agree to sell three Hindi channels to address CCI concerns

Big Magic, Zee Action and Zee Classic are all part of Zee network; the merging firms have a combined viewership share of 36% in Hindi general entertainment, and 33% in Hindi movies. READ MORE

8:45 AM

Financials, IT, FMCG see highest FPI sell-off in first fortnight of October

Overseas funds dumped Rs 4,081 crore worth of shares of companies in the financial services sector, while IT shares worth Rs 1,665 crore were sold, according to data collated by primeinfobase.com. READ MORE

8:41 AM

Passenger vehicle makers cheer as sales jump in month-long festival season

Deliveries of market leader Maruti Suzuki India rose to 190,000 units compared to 130,000 units last year. READ MORE

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WATCH VIDEO | Will the primary market revival suck out secondary market liquidity?

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Brent Crude climbs above $95 per barrel on weaker dollar

source: oilprice.com

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DIIs bought Rs 872 crore worth of equities on October 25