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Stocks in India gained Tuesday, as the BSE Sensex Index increased 1.9% to 74068.45.
Among Bombay Stock Exchange-listed companies with a market cap of at least 800 billion Indian rupees ($8.53 billion), Larsen & Toubro was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 5.2%, and InterGlobe Aviation jumped 5.2%. GMR Airports Infr rounded out the top three movers, as shares increased 5.0%.
Coal India was the biggest laggard, dropping 3.0%, followed by shares of NTPC Green Energy, which declined 1.1%. Shares of Power Grid of India slipped 0.8%.
In other parts of Asia, stock indexes were up. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 2.8%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.8% and Japan's Nikkei Stock Average increased 1.4%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 96.24. The dollar weakened 0.6% against the rupee to 93.79 rupees.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Indian government bond yield declined 1.6 basis points to 6.831%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 24, 2026 06:35 ET (10:35 GMT)
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