The market has reached near the crucial resistance of 23,000 on the Nifty 50, and it needs to give a strong close above the same for further upward journey from hereon.
Stocks that were in focus included names like NMDC, which rose 5.42%, Britannia, which rose 0.1%, and Laurus Labs, whose shares jumped 0.14% on Thursday.
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