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Sensex jumps more than 900 points on hopes of a capital-gains tax cut, a steady Fed and softer oil
The Sensex closed at 74,151 and the Nifty at 22,937. Realty and PSU banks led the gains, while Trent and Maruti Suzuki fell.
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The Sensex closed at 74,151 and the Nifty at 22,937. Realty and PSU banks led the gains, while Trent and Maruti Suzuki fell.
A quick guide to oil benchmarks, the “risk premium”, and why a missile in Saudi Arabia can raise prices at an Indian petrol pump.
The global benchmark settled at $113.17 a barrel on 22 October, up 4% in a day, as fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis intensified.