1. Indian markets closed higher, led by financials and IT stocks. Now this is ahead of the US inflation report that could help shape the Federal Reserve's rates outlook and determine the timing of interest rate cuts.

ET MARKET WATCH: Top 10 market highlights: Sensex surges 482 pts, Nifty above 21,700

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Markets erased morning gains due to losses in RIL, L&T, HDFC Bank, and Airtel. These stocks pulled down the headline indices, the most in terms of their contribution to the respective indices.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said a rate hike was unlikely, but reiterated that a rate cut would be considered only if inflation in the economy eased further.

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Nifty Auto rose 1.8%, led by M&M, Exide Industries, and Apollo Tyres. Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki jumped between 0.9% and 2.1%.

ET Market Watch: Sensex slips 690 pts from its day's high & ends 189 pts lower, Nifty at 22,604

Highest-weighted banking stocks on Nifty traded with strong momentum. ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank were four of the top contributors today. Nifty Bank hit a fresh lifetime high today rising 1200 pts

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Tech Mahindra, Divi's Labs, LTIMindtree, Bajaj Auto were the top gainers of the day. Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank and Nestle India were the top losers.

ET MARKET WATCH: Top 10 market highlights: Sensex surges 482 pts, Nifty above 21,700

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