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The Indian equity market cheered US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates, but pared almost half of its gains by the end of trade. The Sensex closed 200 points higher after gaining 500 points intraday. The Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark after scaling 8,050 during the day.
Bank stocks led the rally. Intraday the Bank Nifty hit a one-month high but scaled back some of its gains. Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI were among the top gainers on the Bank Nifty.
Apart from bank stocks, ONGC, Sun Pharma, Wipro, Reliance Industries were also among the top gainers on the Sensex. Metal stocks like Vedanta, Tata Steel and FMCG heavyweights like ITC and HUL dragged the index lower.
The rupee hit a three-week high of 65.99 against the dollar. The currency opened at a two-week high in early trade.
Asian shares outside Japan mostly rebounded earlier today, recovering from early losses after the Federal Reserve cited concerns about global economic growth in its decision to hold off on its first rate hike in nearly a decade.
The US markets closed mixed on global growth concerns, and increasing uncertainty on when the Fed would actually raise rates.
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