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Foreign Funds Inflow Sees Sensex Jump 618 Points , Nifty Closes Above 26,000 Mark ; Update On Rupee vs Dollar

Building on the previous session’s rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 638.12 points or 0.75 per cent to settle at 85,567.48.

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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1 per cent  as investor sentiment remained positive amid foreign fund inflows and a rally in global markets on expectations of further monetary policy easing by the US Federal Reserve.

Building on the previous session’s rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 638.12 points or 0.75 per cent to settle at 85,567.48.

During the day, it surged 671.97 points or 0.79 per cent to 85,601.33.

The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 206 points or 0.79 per cent to close above the 26,000 mark at 26,172.40. From the 30-Sensex firms, Trent, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, Bharat Electronics and Maruti were among the biggest gainers.

However, State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Titan were the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi jumped over 2 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed nearly 2 per cent. Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also settled in positive territory.

The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day in the negative territory, slightly down by 1 paisa at 89.68 against the US dollar on Monday, as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by a recovery in crude oil prices.
Forex traders said the lack of progress in the US-India trade negotiations weighed on the sentiment, while a weak tone in the US dollar index supported the domestic unit at lower levels.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 89.53 against the greenback, then touched an intra-day high of 89.45, registering a 22-paise gain from its previous close.
At the end of the trading session on Monday, the rupee was quoted at 89.68, down 1 paisa from its previous close.

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