Hind Lever leads Sensex rally
After a four-day spell of extremely volatile trading, the market witnessed dull movements on Friday, and the net impact on the Sensex was a gain of 23 points contributed largely by a strong rebound by HLL.

Impending oil price hike dampens stock market morale
BSE Sensex ended the week's trading at 4090 points. The market lost a net of 58 points over the close of the previous week. The index movement was bound in a range for the week.

High chances of fresh downtrend
It was an extremely dull day. The three-day holiday seems to have affected the price movement on Friday. The trading volume was also low, and almost all the stocks, including the tech counters, remained in extremely narrow range.


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