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" title="From the 30-share Sensex pack, Larsen & Toubro, State Bank of India, Adani Ports, Reliance Industries, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank were the biggest gainers. 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" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><h3 class="title big"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/nine-adani-group-firms-climb-in-early-trade-ndtv-shares-goes-lower-by-2/article68908546.ece"> Nine Adani group firms climb in early trade; NDTV shares goes lower by 2% </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> PTI</a></div></div></div></div><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/rupee-rises-6-paise-to-8435-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade/article68908410.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/l0wgz6/article68908417.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_BL_-_INDEX_US_DOLLAR_2_1_15DKC077.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/l0wgz6/article68908417.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_BL_-_INDEX_US_DOLLAR_2_1_15DKC077.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Image used for representative purpose only. " title="Image used for representative purpose only. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><h3 class="title big"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/rupee-rises-6-paise-to-8435-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade/article68908410.ece"> Rupee rises 6 paise to 84.35 against U.S. dollar in early trade </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> PTI</a></div></div></div></div><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/sensex-nifty-soar-after-bjp-led-mahayutis-win-in-maharashtra/article68908336.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/aak6y1/article68908345.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_Sensex_hits_historic_2_1_INDCAS5T.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/aak6y1/article68908345.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_Sensex_hits_historic_2_1_INDCAS5T.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,289.89 points to 80,407 in early trade. File." title="The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,289.89 points to 80,407 in early trade. File." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><h3 class="title big"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/sensex-nifty-soar-after-bjp-led-mahayutis-win-in-maharashtra/article68908336.ece"> Sensex, Nifty soar after BJP-led Mahayuti's win in Maharashtra </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> PTI</a></div></div></div></div><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/indias-forex-reserves-see-sharpest-weekly-drop-on-record-hit-over-four-month-low/article68899726.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/business/markets/3a89k0/article67641769.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/NKV-FOREX.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/business/markets/3a89k0/article67641769.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/NKV-FOREX.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Image used for representational purposes. 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File" title="The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading higher. File" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><h3 class="title big"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/rupee-rises-6-paise-to-close-at-8444-against-us-dollar/article68898049.ece"> Rupee rises 6 paise to close at 84.44 against U.S. dollar </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> PTI</a></div></div></div></div><div class="element row-element "><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/adanis-stock-rout-continues-as-kenya-cancels-projects/article68897186.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/vdhkxn/article66572134.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/India_Adani_16255.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/vdhkxn/article66572134.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/India_Adani_16255.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="This grab from a video released by Adani Enterprises Ltd. on Thursday, Feb.2, 2023, shows Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. 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transition: all 0.3s; } .popup .popup-btn:focus { box-shadow: none; outline: none; } .popup .popup-btn:after { content: "→"; position: relative; opacity: 0; top: -1px; right: 15%; transition: 0.3s; } .popup .popup-btn:hover { padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 10px; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; outline: none; } .popup .popup-btn:hover::after { opacity: 1; right: -8px; } .popup .device-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .popup .device-list li { width: 100%; padding: 10px 0; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; } .popup .device-list li > div { display: flex; justify-content: left; align-items: flex-start; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: right; width: 10px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { content: ""; width: 20px; height: 20px; /* background: url("../../public/icons/profile-white.svg") no-repeat center; */ background-size: 20px 20px; display: block; margin: 4px 10px 0; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; line-height: normal; } .popup .device-list li .device span { display: block; font-family: inherit; } .popup .device-list li .popup-btn { margin: 0; } .popup p.link { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-weight: 200; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; transition: all 0.3s; } .popup p.link a:hover { text-decoration: none; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } @media screen and(max-width: 700px) { .popup { padding: 40px 40px 40px 90px; } } @media screen and(max-width: 570px) { .popup { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; padding: 35px 25px; } .popup .popup-close { font-size: 17px; line-height: 17px; } .popup .title { font-size: 14px; min-height: auto; padding-left: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; line-height: 24px; } .popup .title::before { left: 0; } .popup .sub-text { font-size: 14px; margin: 15px 0; line-height: 24px; } .popup .popup-btn { /* width: 80px; */ height: 30px; font-size: 10px; padding: 9px 0 13px 10px; margin: 15px auto; } .popup .popup-btn:hover { padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0; } .popup .device-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .popup .device-list li { padding: 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-size: 13px; width: 5px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { width: 15px; height: 15px; background-size: 15px 15px; margin: 2px 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; } .popup p.link { font-size: 12px; margin: 15px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { text-underline-offset: 2px; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } } </style><div class="popup-background" id="user-session-popup" v-show="store.session_limit_exceeded === true" v-scope v-cloak><div class="popup" style="padding: 25px;"><button class="popup-close" onclick="window.tp.pianoId.logout()">✕</button><div class="title">Looks like you are already logged in from more than 3 devices!</div><div class="sub-text">To continue logging in, remove at least one device from the below list</div><ul class="device-list"><li v-for="device_detail, index in store.device_info" :key="index"><div class="device-info" v-scope="DeviceInfoComponent({index, ...device_detail})"></div><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest([device_detail.payload], 'single')">Log out</button></li></ul><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest(store.device_info.map(di => di.payload), 'all')">Log Out from all devices</button><p class="link"><a href="https://www.thehindugroup.com/privacy.html" target="_blank">Terms & conditions</a><span>  |  </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/tz7UETzxUs" target="_blank">Institutional Subscriber</a></p></div></div><template id="device-info"><span class="s-no">${ ind + 1 }</span><span class="icon"></span><span class="device"> ${ device }<span class="duration">Last active - ${ la }</span></span></template><script>const us_api_domain = "/";</script><script src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/js/user_session.min.js?ver=1732189198"></script></body></html>

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