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Owned by Independent News ServiceDefence stock ends session 8% higher even as Sensex, Nifty drop amid profit booking
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, snapping a three‑day rally as investors priced in a possible RBI policy rate hike after retail inflation rose to 6.09 % in October. The 30‑share BSE Sensex fell 318.56 points, about 0.39 %, to 81,592.45, while the Nifty slipped below 25,150, closing near 25,144.30. Selling pressure in banking, financial, realty and metal stocks, together with rising crude‑oil prices that revived inflation concerns, weighed on the market. All sectoral indices closed in the red, and defence‑related stock Apollo Micro Finance rose roughly 8 % despite the broader decline.
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Even as benchmark indices tumbled amid profit booking, shares of technology-based defence company Apollo Micro Finance ended the session nearly 8 per cent higher. The stock closed at Rs 475.45, up Rs 34.95, or 7.93 per cent, from the previous close of Rs 440.50. The market cap of the company stood…