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Indian shares struggled for direction as investors awaited key economic indicators like retail inflation and factory production. The Sensex was up 43 points at 71,429 while the Nifty index was up 6 points at 21,550. Delta Corp fell 2.7%, Vedanta declined 2.4%, and energy stocks like ONGC and BPCL were down over 2%. Colgate-Palmolive lost 2% after receiving a GST notice. On the positive side, SBI Life gained 2.6% and Adani Ports, HCL Technologies, Cipla, and Adani Enterprises climbed 1-2%. Shyam Metalics and Energy rose 1.5% after completing a QIP issue. KIOCL tumbled 2.8% after suspending operations.



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