Cipla held on to its firm undertone at the close of trading on the NSE on Thursday. It finished the day at ₹456.30, up 1.92 per cent on its previous close at ₹447.70.

Tata Steel was firm but off its morning highs at ₹553.40. This represented a gain of 1.56 per cent on its previous close at ₹544.90.

Coal India made gains of 0.49 per cent at ₹368.95. The stock was trading at ₹367.15 at the close overnight.

GAIL (India) sailed up 0.17 per cent to trade at ₹433.90 as against ₹433.15 at the close on Wednesday.

Reliance Industries was up a tad, quoting at ₹1,006. This was up a mere 0.05 per cent on its previous close at ₹1,005.50.

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