New Delhi, July 20 -- Indian equities closed higher on Friday, with IT and financial stocks driving gains after strong earnings updates from Tech Mahindra and Jio Financial. The Nifty 50 advanced 1.09% to 24,334.30, while the Sensex climbed 1.25% to 78,151.45, helping both benchmarks swing into weekly gains despite trading in their narrowest band of 2026.

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Indian equities closed higher on Friday, with IT and financial stocks driving gains after strong earnings updates from Tech Mahindra and Jio Financial. The Nifty 50 advanced 1.09% to 24,334.30, while the Sensex climbed 1.25% to 78,151.45, helping both benchmarks swing into weekly gains despite trading in their narrowest band of 2026.

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