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Among the sectoral indices, Nifty PSU Bank index rose 0.6 per cent led by gains in the stock prices of Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India and Indian Bank.
The stock slipped 8 per cent to Rs 270 on Wednesday after the media report suggested that Etihad Airways offers to invest in debt-laden carrier at discounted rate of Rs 150 per share.
The stock hit a new high of Rs 1,929, outperforming the market by gaining 6 per cent in the past 6 days, as compared to a 1 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Nifty PSU Bank index, the largest gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1.5 per cent, as compared to 0.5 per cent rise in Nifty Bank and Nifty Private Bank index.
Indiabulls Integrated is locked in upper circuit of 5 per cent at Rs 332 on the BSE after the company announced that Indiabulls Life Insurance Company got preliminary nod from IRDAI.
The stock was up 4 per cent to Rs 476 on Wednesday, extending its Tuesday's 2 per cent gain on the BSE.
In the previous session, the domestic unit declined 13 paise to close at one-month low of 71.05.
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Among the sectoral indices, Nifty IT index, was the top gainer of the day, jumping 3.1 per cent led by a sharp rise in stock prices of Wipro, Infosys and TCS.
The stock up 20 per cent at Rs 1,639 on Tuesday after the company announced that its board will meet on January 25, to consider voluntary delisting of equity shares from the BSE.
The stock was up 3 per cent to Rs 463 on the BSE in intra-day trade ahead of October-December 2018 quarter results today.
The stock rallied 6 per cent to Rs 332 on the BSE after the company announced that its board will consider bonus issue of shares in its meeting on January 17-18, 2019.
Infosys was up 4% at Rs 727 on Tuesday, trading at its highest level since October 8, 2018, on BSE and less than 4% away from its all-time high price of Rs 755 touched on October 1, 2018.
Gujarat Gas rallied 17% at Rs 157 on back of heavy volumes as the stock turned ex-stock split in the ratio of 1:5 with effect from Tuesday.
The stock was up 5 per cent to Rs 205 on Tuesday, extending its Monday's 6 per cent rally on the BSE.
The company reported a 34.3 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 101.1 crore for October-December period of 2018-19. It had posted PAT of Rs 153.9 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Etihad Airways currently owns a 24 per cent stake in debt-laden Jet Airways.
On Monday, the currency plunged by 43 paise to close at nearly one-month low of 70.92 amid weak industrial output growth data, fall in domestic equity markets and sustained foreign fund outflows.
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The stock moved higher by 19 per cent to Rs 301 on Monday, gaining 24 per cent in past two trading days on the National Stock Exchange.