MUMBAI, Oct 10: Benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 329 points on Friday on strong gains in pharmaceutical and banking shares and foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 328.72 points or 0.40 per cent to close at 82,500.82. During the day, it appreciated by 482.01 points or 0.58 per cent to hit an intraday high of 82,654.11. The 50-share NSE Nifty advanced by 103.55 points or 0.41 per cent to settle at 25,285.35. In the intraday session, it rose 148.95 points or 0.59 per cent to hit a high of 25,330.75. Among the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Maruti Suzuki India, Axis Bank, NTPC, BEL, Adani Ports, Eternal, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Power Grid, ITC, UltraTech Cement, Trent, HCL Technologies, Mahindra & Mahindra, and HDFC Bank were the major gainers. On the other hand, Tata

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