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Indian shares rise on state polls

Reuters
11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 11 Mar 2022 00:55:11
Indian shares rise on state polls

Indian shares ended higher on Thursday, led by metals and consumer goods stocks, as the prospect of talks between Russia and Ukraine and state election results favouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lifted investor sentiment.

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) was up 1.53 per cent at 16,594.90, at close, and the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) was 1.5 per cent higher at 55,464.39. Both the indexes registered their third consecutive session of gains.

“(Nifty’s) 16,800 level is a strong resistance and a bullish sentiment seen in the past three sessions will continue only if it sustains above that level,” said Yesha Shah, head of equity research at Samco Securities.

Both the indexes at their session highs in the day rose more than 2 per cent over ease of concerns around oil prices after United Arab Emirates said it supported pumping more oil into a market roiled by supply disruptions due to sanctions on Russia.

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