** India's blue-chip indexes Nifty 50 .NSEI and Sensex
.BSESN gain about 0.75% each, rising to highest in over two
months
** Nifty up above 20,000 for first time since Sept. 20
** "Nifty's recent crossing of the psychological level of
20,000 and the BSE market cap's ascent to $4 trln mark signal
the start of a fresh momentum," says Santosh Meena, head of
research at Swastika Investmart
** View remains positive till Nifty breaches 19,700 on
downside - Reliance Securities
** Nifty IT .NIFTYIT up 1.4%, autos .NIFTYAUTO up 1.2%,
boosted by Hero MotoCorp HROM.NS as management hints at rural
demand recovery
** Banks .NSEBANK and oil & gas .NIFOILGAS up about 1%
each
** Zomato ZOMT.NS gains 4% on block deals as China's
Alipay likely exits; Aster DM Healthcare ATRD.NS surges 13% on
planned stake sale in Gulf business
** Renewables lender IREDA INAR.NS surges 86% over issue
price on debut day, hitting over $1.8 bln valuation
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(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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