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For the week, Sensex slipped 0.04% and Nifty fell 0.2%. Meanwhile the rupee registered a record closing low of 93.70 against the US dollar.

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HDFC Bank has the biggest impact on the Nifty, followed by ICICI Bank, L&T and Axis Bank. Brent Crude extends rally, tops $116 a barrel.

Thirteen out of 15 sectoral gauges compiled by the NSE ended higher, led by the NSE Nifty IT Index's 2.8% rally.

The BSE Sensex rose 0.7% or 550 points to close above 76,000 and the NSE Nifty 50 rose over 0.5% to settle near 23,600. Intraday, the 30-stock index rose as much as 801 points and the 50-share index rose as much as 1.1%.

Auto stocks and financial services lead sectoral gains on the NSE, while realty falls the most.

Markets have whipsawed on mixed messaging over the Middle East conflict.

The NSE Nifty 50 dropped 1.6% to settle below the 23,900 mark, while the BSE Sensex fell more than 1,300 points to close marginally above 76,863.

The Nifty 50 rose 0.97% to settle at 24,261.60, while the Sensex ended 0.82% higher at 78,206.Both indices traded higher through the session.

The Nifty 50 closed 1.74% lower near the 24,000 mark, while the Sensex ended nearly 1,400 points lower around 77,500 after a volatile trading session. Crude prices had earlier spiked close to $120 per barrel in the largest intraday jump on record before easing from the highs later in the session.

The world's largest cryptocurrency slumped as much as 1.9% on Friday before recovering slightly

On Friday, the benchmark indices resumed rout after a breather on Thursday. Sensex fell over 1,000 points and the Nifty settled near 24,450.

At the close, both Sensex and Nifty pared some of the day's gains after Bloomberg clarified that the Iranian deputy foreign minister's comment was made earlier during talks with the US.

Bitcoin rallied as much as 5.7% to briefly surpass the $71,890 mark.

Sensex recoups over 500 points from day's low. Nifty IT Index rebounds after erasing morning gains.

Crypto markets, which trade 24/7, were rattled in the hours after the bombing began. Iran launched counterstrikes on multiple locations — including Israel, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — and threatened more against US linked bases in Iraq.

Bitcoin dropped as much as 3.8% to $63,038.

The broader markets, represented by the NSE Nifty 500 Index, outperformed the benchmark indices, led by Concord Biotech's 13% rally, followed by Usha Martin's 6% gain.

Twelve out of 15 sectoral gauges compiled by the NSE traded lower, led by the NSE Nifty IT Index's 2.7% fall.

Eleven out of 15 sectoral gauges compiled by the NSE ended higher, led by the NSE Nifty PSU Bank Index's 1.4% gains.