Market LIVE: Sensex jumps 1000 points, Nifty tops 9,800; Tata Motors shines

• Nifty sectoral indices firm. Nifty Bank surges nearly 4%
• BSE MidCap, BSE SmallCap gain nearly 2%
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• KEC International restarts operations

  The engineering procurement and construction company has partially resumed operations/despatches at all five factories in the country. Shares of the company rose 3.9% to ₹194.05 on the BSE.

• Nifty Bank gains nearly 4%

  

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• Must reopen economy quickly: Raghuram Rajan

  Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan, in a conversation with Congress' Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, said India needs to open up its economy in a measured way but as quickly as possible in order to save jobs. In a video conference, Rajan told Gandhi that the country also needs to spend ₹65,000 crore to support the poor--hit the hardest by the covid-19 pandemic-- and suggested empowering local bodies was key to ensuring good governance.

• Most BSE SmallCap stocks edge higher

  

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