TOKYO/MUMBAI -- Indian stocks have been staging strong performances during the country's weekslong lower house election on market expectation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become re-elected and usher in further economic growth.
The Sensex stock index is hovering around record-high territory. The benchmark closed 0.17% higher Thursday to hit 74,611.

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