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MARKET LIVE: Sensex up 300pts, Nifty holds 17,100; HUL, RIL lead

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Stock market live updates: The markets were trading with modest gains on Thursday tracking firm global cues. The BSE Sensex was up 200 points to 57,048, while the NSE Nifty climbed 75 points to 17,110. 


Among the Sensex-30 shares, HUL, Sun Pharma, M&M, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Bajaj finserv, Axis Bank, L&T and Tata Steel were the top gainers, rising up to 3 per cent. On the Nifty, Divis labs, UPL and Apollo hospitals were the additional top winners. 

On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, Britannia, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and TCS, meanwhile, were in the red. 

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices also opened in the positive territory, up to 0.73 per cent higher. 

Sectorally, Nifty FMCG, Metals, Pharma and Energy indices were the leading gainers, up to 1 per cent higher. while, Nifty Bank, Financials and IT were muted. 

Among stocks, Trent fell over 2 per cent after the Tata group retail firm has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 20.87 crore for the fourth quarter ended in March 2022 vs a net profit of Rs 17.44 crore in the year ago period. 

Another Tata group firm Indian Hotels rose 5 per cent on strong Q4 numbers. It reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 71.57 crore in the March quarter against a consolidated net loss of Rs 97.72 crore in the same period last year. 



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