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Wipro , NTPC, Tech Mahindra,Infosys are among the top gainers.- Nestle India, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank are major laggards.
- In Asian peers, Tokyo is in the positive territory while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong are in the red.
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Among the Sensex firms, Wipro, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Technologies were the major gainers.
Nestle India, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Asian Paints were the laggards.
On Thursday, the BSE benchmark jumped 490.97 points or 0.69% to settle at 71,847.57 and the Nifty climbed 141.25 points or 0.66% to 21,658.60.
In Asian markets, Tokyo traded in the positive territory while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted lower.
The US markets ended mostly lower on Thursday.
Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.39% to USD 77.89 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 1,513.41 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data.