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Here's how the Indian stock markets fared on Friday.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 216.95 points or 0.91% higher at 24,131.10 and the BSE Sensex closed 759.05 points or 0.96% up at 79,802.79.
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Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Cipla, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Consultancy Services led the gains in the Nifty.
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The companies that dragged the Nifty the most were Power Grid and Shriram Finance.
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Except the Nifty Realty and PSU Bank, all the sectors on the NSE ended in the green.
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The broader markets underperformed as the BSE MidCap and SmallCap rose 0.31% and 0.76% respectively.
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The market breadth was skewed in favour of the buyers as 2,334 stocks advanced, 1,623 declined and 93 remained unchanged on the BSE.
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The Indian rupee closed flat against the US dollar at 84.49.
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