India shares advance as US-Mexico trade pact boosts risk appetite

Reliance Industries, NTPC, Infosys among major winners

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MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Indian shares rose for the sixth time in seven days after a trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico boosted risk appetite, prompting record highs on the Wall Street.

The BSE Sensex rose 0.5% to 38,896.63 and the Nifty 50 Index added 0.4% to 11,738.50 to hit lifetime highs on Tuesday. Out of the Sensex's 30 constituents, 17 stocks ended higher, while 21 of the Nifty's 50 members closed in positive territory.

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