Economy

Sensex Jumps 1,534 Points to Close at Three-Week High

Hindustan Times59m
THE BRIEF
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The BSE Sensex rallied 1,533.72 points, or 2.11 per cent, to close at 74,315.61 on Thursday, driven by heavy buying in banking, IT, and Reliance Industries shares.

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Reliance Industries surged 4.03 per cent after Jio Platforms set an IPO price band of ₹1,065 to ₹1,119 per share to raise up to ₹30,213 crore.

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Global benchmark Brent crude declined 2.34 per cent to USD 103.6 per barrel, while Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹1,857.44 crore on Wednesday.