After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
The market sentiment was also impacted by mixed global cues as setbacks for a healthcare overhaul in the US raised doubts over prospects for a range of reforms backed by President Donald Trump.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
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Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
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Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
The Sensex ended 290 points higher at 29,095 mark and the Nifty gained 94 points to close at 8,806 levels.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
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Only a handful of overseas acquisitions by Indian firms have survived the bloodbath, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
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The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
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Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
Month-end dollar demand from importers resulted in the rupee touching a new all-time low on Wednesday against the dollar.
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