CLOSING BELL: Within sectors, barring consumer durables, PSB and Metal indices on the Nifty logged in most gains, up over 1 per cent each, followed by IT and financial pockets

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	<b>CLOSING BELL</b><br />
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		Equity markets staged a firm turnaround intra-day to close Friday&#39;s session with nominal gains powered by select index heavyweights such as Infosys, ICICI Bank, TCS and HUL, which gained over 1 per cent each.</div>
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		Gradual easing in domestic and US retail inflation also aided sentiment and helped narrow the gap-down start. The BSE Sensex recovered 633 points from the day&#39;s low and eventually ended 303 points higher at 60,261.<br />
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		The NSE Nifty closed 98 points up at 17,957 level after bouncing back from the day&#39;s lowest level of 17,774.&nbsp;</div>
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		Other frontline stocks that supported the recovery included Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Airtel, Adani Enterprises, Eicher Motors and BPCL, which gained 1-2 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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		On the flip side, top losers across the two benchmark indices included Titan, Nestle, ITC, L&T, Reliance and Apollo Hospitals.&nbsp;</div>
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		The broader markets closed with slimmer gains. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended 0.09 and 0.2 per cent higher, respectively.&nbsp;</div>
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		Within sectors, barring consumer durables, PSB and Metal indices on the Nifty logged in most gains, up over 1 per cent each, followed by IT and financial pockets.&nbsp;</div>
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		Among stocks, <strong>HCL Tech </strong>firmly recovered the day&#39;s losses and ended with a 0.4 per cent gain. <strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/hcl-tech-q3-weak-macros-narrow-fy23-guidance-limits-upside-warn-analysts-123011300339_1.html" target="_blank">Check </a>how analysts read its Q3 results.</strong></div>
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		<strong>L&T Technology Services </strong>slumped 5.3 per cent on its plan to buy the smart world & communications business (SWC) from its parent L&T.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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		<strong>BS SPECIAL: <em>Will Q3 results ease volatility in banking stocks?</em></strong></div>
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		Banking stocks will be in the spotlight ahead of their Q3 earnings, particularly when the stock market is going through extreme volatility. HDFC Bank will declare its Q3FY23 results on Saturday, followed by Federal Bank on Monday. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/hdfc-bank-icici-bank-will-q3-results-ease-volatility-for-banking-stocks-123011300369_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read story</strong></a></div>
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		<strong>HDFC Bank Q3 PREVIEW:</strong>&nbsp;<em><strong>PAT may grow up to 20% YoY; margin, asset quality seen steady</strong></em></div>
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		Outlook on margin trajectory, asset quality in Agri/Unsecured book, and commentary around credit cards, traction in fee income, and the merger with HDFC will be the key monitorables. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/hdfc-bank-q3-pat-may-grow-up-to-20-yoy-margin-asset-quality-seen-steady-123011300321_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read here</strong></a></div>
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Sensex ends 303 pts higher fueled by Infosys, ICICI Bank; Nifty near 17950

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Sensex ends 303 pts higher fueled by Infosys, ICICI Bank; Nifty near 17950 | News on Markets - Business Standard

Jay Shree Tea firm in weak market; to sell its Tukvar estate and resort for Rs 50 crore

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	The company has entered into a definitive agreement for sale of its Tukvar Tea estate along with the Puttabong Heritage Resort at Darjeeling for Rs 50 crore.</div>

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L&T Tech slumps 6% on plan to buy smart world & communication (SWC) business from L&T

L&amp;T Technology Services Ltd will acquire the Smart World &amp; Communication (SWC) business of Larsen &amp; Toubro Ltd (L&amp;T) for Rs 800 crore.

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HCL Tech sheds over 2% on downward revision of FY23 growth guidance

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National Standard extends gains, up 11% on whopping Q3 sales growth

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Rail Vikas Nigam rises 3.5% on bagging order worth Rs 39 crore

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Metal, PSB indices sole sectoral winners; IT leads weakness

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L&T Tech, Gujarat Gas, Motherson top Midcap laggards

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Broader markets outperform benchmarks; Smallcap index in green

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HDFC, Reliance, Eicher Motors among top Nifty drags

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Tata Steel, Hindalco, JSW Steel among top Nifty winners

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HEATMAP: Most Sensex stocks start lower led by HCL Tech

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OPENING BELL: Sensex sees lower than expected start, falls 100 pts

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PRE-OPEN SESSION: Nifty likely to open unchanged

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PRE-OPEN SESSION: Sensex looking to open with nominal gains

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