October 20, 2026 10:19 pm (IST)
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Indian benchmark indices end Friday on a positive note
Mumbai, Mar 11 (IBNS) Rally in crude oil prices, a recovery in Asian markets and positive data from Europe helped the Indian market to rebound with the Sensex turning around on Friday to gain 95 points and close at to 24717.99 and Nifty closing above its 7500-mark at 7510.20 (up 24 points).
For the week ending Friday, Sensex and Nifty gained 0.3 percent each largely due to lack of major domestic and global cues.
Following the aggressive easing measures announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday, France's CAC and Germany's DAX rose 3 per cent each and Britain's FTSE by 1.7 percent.
Some of the leading stocks that saw their share prices move up were Cairn India, HUL, Adani Ports and Lupin,
Leading companies that reported a decline included Idea Cellular, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra and Power Grid.
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