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MUMBAI | Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:39pm IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex provisionally rose 0.3 percent in choppy trade on Thursday, led by gains in financials, with firm world equities supporting the rise.

The 30-share BSE index provisionally ended up 0.31 percent or 55.37 points at 18,012.74 points with half of its components gaining.

The 50-share NSE index provisionally closed up 0.3 percent at 5,411.45.

(Reporting by Ami Shah)

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