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Stocks in India climbed during early trading Friday, as the BSE Sensex Index increased 1.1% to 75018.67.
Among Bombay Stock Exchange-listed companies with a market cap of at least 800 billion Indian rupees ($8.61 billion), GMR Airports Infr is the biggest leader this morning, adding 4.4%, and Canara Bank gained 4.0%. Hitachi Energy India rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 3.9%.
LTIMindtree is the biggest early laggard, dropping 1.8%, followed by shares of HDFC Bank, which dropped 1.0%. Shares of Muthoot Finance slipped 0.9%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 96.11. The dollar held steady against the rupee at 92.95 rupees.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Indian government bond yield rose 1.7 basis points to 6.751%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 00:10 ET (04:10 GMT)
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