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Indian Equities Rise Tuesday Backed by IT Surge, Trade Talk Optimism
Indian equities rose on Tuesday, turning from four days of losses, supported by a robust end-of-day surge in major IT stocks and high hopes of successful U.S.-India trade negotiations.The BSE Sensex jumped 0.5%, or 382.5 points, to finish Tuesday's session at 74,649.84. Likewise, the NSE Nifty 50 climbed 0.4%, or 100.95 points, to 23,483.55.Investor sentiment improved on hopes of relief from US tariffs following talks between the two nations scheduled for June 2, 3, and 4, according to Business Standard.Additionally, IT heavy-weights led the day's gainers. Tata Consultancy Services (NSE:TCS, BOM:532540), Infosys (NSE:INFY, BOM:500209), and HCL Technologies (NSE:HCLTECH, BOM:532281) closed around 7%, 6%, and 4% higher on Tuesday.The top losers were NTPC (NSE:NTPC, BOM:532555), Axis Bank (NSE:AXISBANK, BOM:532215), and Power Grid Corporation of India (NSE:POWERGRID, BOM:532898), falling about 3%, 2%, and 1% at they day's close.In corporate news, Vedanta's (NSE:VEDL, BOM:500295) shares closed over 1% lower after India's financial investigation agency raided the mining company's premises over alleged foreign exchange violations.The searches were conducted to facilitate an investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, First Post reported.
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