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Indian shares end higher; banks, oil firms gain

Published May 28, 2018 Updated May 28, 2018 12:21pm

The broader NSE index closed 0.79 percent higher at 10,688.65 while the benchmark BSE index rose 0.69 percent to 35,165.48.

HDFC Bank Ltd ended 1.5 percent higher while Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd rose 5.4 percent.

Drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, which posted quarterly results on Friday, was the top percentage gainer on the indexes, ending 7.1 percent higher.

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