Sensex up over 100 points on firm Asian trend
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The benchmark Sensex rebounded almost 104 points today after investors lapped up select blue-chips, tracking a firm trend in rest of Asia.
The 30-share index was trading higher by 103.56 points, or 0.36%, at 28,324.54, with sectoral indices led by oil and gas, capital goods, consumer durables and healthcare leading the charge.
The gauge had lost 113.57 points on Wednesday after Europe turned shaky over talk of withdrawal of ECB stimulus and on profit-booking in recent outperformers.
The NSE Nifty was up 24.75 points, or 0.28%, at 8,768.70 in early trade.
Brokers said emergence of buying, coupled with a better trend at other regional markets following an overnight rally in the US on unexpected pick-up in the services sector, had a positive bearing on sentiment here.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.46% while Japan's Nikkei gained 0.57% in early trade today. Financial markets in China remained shut today for a public holiday.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.62% higher in yesterday's trade.
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He also urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter as soon as possible.
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Justice M Nagaprasanna described the case as an example of modern age crime.
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India’s Adani Group said it has enough cash flows to service debt obligations, as it sought to reassure creditors after a US bribery probe against founder Gautam Adani triggered a selloff in the conglomerate’s stocks and bonds.
Cash balances exceed long-term debt repayments for the next 28 months, while portfolio level cash balances were at $6.33 billion, the port-to-power conglomerate said in a report for the first six months of the financial year ending March 2025 released Monday.
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