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CLOSING BELL: The Nifty50, meanwhile, shut shop at 18,157, down 46 points or 0.25 per cent

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Stock market highlights:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>Equities turned lower in the fag-end of the session with the S&P BSE Sensex falling 152 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 61,033. The Nifty50, meanwhile, shut shop at 18,157, down 46 points or 0.25 per cent. Both the indices had hit an intra-day high of 61,447, and 18,296, respectively.&nbsp;<br />
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	In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap, and the BSE SmallCap indices slipped 0.5 per cent, and 0.3 per cent, respectively.<br />
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	Sectorally, all indices, except bankin stocks were in the red. The Nifty PSU Bank index surged nearly 4 per cent, while the Nifty Bank added 0.25 per cent. The Nifty Realty index was the worst hit, down 1.4 per cent.<br />
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	<strong>IPO update</strong></div>
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	<strong>Five Star Business Finance:</strong> The issue has been barely subscribed so far on day 1, with no interest from investors. Total subscription stood at 1 per cent till 3:30 PM.&nbsp;<br />
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	<strong>Archean Chemical</strong>: The issue has been subscribed 17 per cent, with retail portion at 67 per cent, and NII at 16 per cent.&nbsp;<br />
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	<strong>Global cues</strong></div>
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	European markets were slightly lower on Wednesday as global investors await the results of the US midterm elections. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.4 per cent in early trade, with travel and leisure stocks shedding 1 per cent. Meanwhile, US stock futures were basically flat, while Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed.&nbsp;</div>
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