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rupee closed little changed on Wednesday, despite weakness in Asian peers, as the Reserve Bank of India likely sold dollars to prevent the rupee from falling to a fresh record low. The rupee closed at 83.22 against the U.S. dollar compared with a close of 83.23 in the previous session. Most Asian currencies weakened versus the greenback with the Thai baht leading losses with a 0.51% decline. Likely consistent dollar supply from India's central bank helped the rupee hold its ground, traders said. The RBI wasn't aggressively selling dollars but was seen offering the currency at 83.23-83.24 levels via state-run banks, a foreign exchange trader at a state-run bank said. The dollar index climbed to a fresh near 10-month high at 106.34 in Asia hours, amid prospects of higher-for-longer policy rates in the U.S. Brent crude oil futures rose over 1% to $94.94 per barrel. The rupee fell to a low of 83.24 on Wednesday.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex recovered 570 pts from day's low and settled at 66,118, rising 173 points or 0.26%. The broader NSE Nifty surged 52 points or 0.26% to end at 19,716. From the Sensex pack, L&T, ITC, and Sun Pharma were the top gainers, rising 1.5-2%.

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Adani Power Ltd. slipped 0.74 per cent to Rs 374.65 in Wednesday's trade as of 12:53PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 378.85 and low of Rs 373.75 during the session.

NSE) said it has sought Sebi's approval to add another evening session from 6-9 pm. While longer trading hours mean more revenue for exchanges due to increase in volumes, derivative traders fear that their work-life balance may go for a toss. «Prima facie an average F&O trader, is less likely to warm up to the idea of the evening session as it eats into one’s personal time and space, which is essential for research and planning or more importantly time off the market for recharge and introspection,» said Anand James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. NSE wants to extend trading hours in a gradual manner, depending on the feedback from market participants, including FIIs and brokers. As of now, there are no plans to tweak the timings of the cash segment as the second session would be meant only for index future and options. The exchange's rationale is that the extension will give traders a chance to react to global events.

Havells India Ltd. slipped 0.04 per cent to Rs 1399.15 in Wednesday's trade as of 12:58PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 1400.0 and low of Rs 1388.55 during the session.

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. slipped 0.29 per cent to Rs 2397.4 in Wednesday's trade as of 12:33PM (IST). It hit a high of Rs 2411.5 and low of Rs 2384.55 during the session.

The MCX October gold futures were trading down by Rs 182 or 0.31% from the Tuesday closing price at Rs 58,250 per 10 gram on the MCX while the December Silver futures were trading at Rs 71,110 per kg, lower by Rs 667 or 0.93%. On Comex, Gold futures were trading at $1,914.40 per troy ounce on Wednesday, down by $5.40 or 0.28% while Silver futures were at $22.950, lower by $0.246 or 1.060%. The comex prices are at a month lows. A rising dollar index (DXY), which is now at its 10 month peak, has engineered the fall in bullion prices.

₹231 per share, 4.1% higher than the issue price of ₹222, and on the BSE, Sai Silks Kalamandir share price was listed at ₹230 per share. Sai Silks Kalamandir share price touched intraday high of ₹243.90 and low of ₹230.95, on NSE today.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. traded 1.01 per cent up in Wednesday's trade at 12:18PM (IST). Around 38,817 shares changed hands on the counter.

PI Industries Ltd. traded 0.14 per cent up at Rs 3410.5 at 12:12PM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 46.41 points to 65899.06.

Marico Ltd. traded 0.01 per cent down at Rs 583.2 on Wednesday at around 12:07PM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex declined 78.96 points to 65866.51. As many as 305,536 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 17.78 crore.

ACC Ltd. gained 0.22 per cent to Rs 2019.2 in Wednesday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 2025.0 and low of Rs 2007.25 during the session.

SRF Ltd. traded 0.4 per cent up in Wednesday's trade at 11:31AM (IST). Around 6,372 shares changed hands on the counter.

LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 0.71 per cent), Coforge Ltd.(up 0.59 per cent), L&T Technology Services Ltd.(up 0.43 per cent), MphasiS Ltd.(up 0.09 per cent) and Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.05 per cent) were among the top gainers. Infosys Ltd.(down 0.48 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 0.42 per cent), Wipro Ltd.(down 0.29 per cent), Persistent Systems Ltd.(down 0.05 per cent) and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 0.01 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

United Spirits Ltd. traded at Rs 1011.4 on BSE at 11:42AM (IST) on Wednesday, down 0.18 per cent. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 730.9 and a high of Rs 1073.2.

SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. gained 0.63 per cent to Rs 792.0 at 10:30AM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 799.5 and low of Rs 789.35 so far during the session.

On the BSE, Ramchandra Leasing(down 20.00 per cent), O P Chains Ltd.(down 19.00 per cent), Goblin India(down 13.78 per cent), Sakuma Exports(down 12.68 per cent) and Williamson Magor(down 9.97 per cent) were among the stocks that plunged over 5 per cent during the session. In the Nifty pack, 14 stocks traded in the green, while 36 stocks traded in the red.

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. gained 0.91 per cent to Rs 987.0 at 10:25AM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 988.0 and low of Rs 973.45 so far during the session.