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Sensex, Nifty Open Higher; IT Stocks Extend Gains

By RTTNews Staff Writer   ✉   | Published:   | Follow Us On Google News
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Indian shares opened on a positive note Thursday, tracking firm cues from global markets, helped by Netflix's robust quarterly results, Fed rate-cut optimism and U.S. President Trump's new initiative on artificial intelligence.

The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex edged up by 190 points, or 0.3 percent, to 76,596 in early trade while the broader NSE Nifty index was up 57 points, or 0.3 percent, at 23,212.

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