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Indian shares rise 3 pct, led by ICICI Bank

Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:05pm IST
 
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MUMBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Indian shares extended gains to more than 3 percent by afternoon on Friday, led by ICICI Bank (ICBK.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) and Larsen & Toubro (LART.BO: Quote, Profile, Research).

At 3:01 p.m. (0931 GMT), the 30-share BSE index was up 3.15 percent, or 412.59 points, at 13,506.70, with 27 components rising.

The 50-issue NSE index rose 2.7 percent to 3,926.65. (Reporting by Narayanan Somasundaram)

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Symbol Bid Ask
BRENT CRUDE $0.00 $0.00
MINI GOLD $798.20 $799.10
MINI SILVER $12.73 $12.76