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Stocks in India rose Friday, as the BSE Sensex Index gained 0.4% to 74532.96.
Among Bombay Stock Exchange-listed companies with a market cap of at least 800 billion Indian rupees ($8.54 billion), Vodafone Idea was the biggest leader during the session, adding 4.6%, and Jindal Steel rose 4.3%. IDBI Bank rounded out the top three movers, as shares gained 4.2%.
Lodha Developers was the biggest laggard, declining 2.7%, followed by shares of Hindalco Industries, which declined 2.6%. Shares of HDFC Bank dropped 2.4%.
In other parts of Asia, stock indexes were down. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.9% and China's Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.3% to 96.25. The dollar weakened 0.9% against the rupee to 93.71 rupees.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Indian government bond yield increased 3.5 basis points to 6.769%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 06:35 ET (10:35 GMT)
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