The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,567 level, a premium of nearly 37 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

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In the broader market, the BSE Realty index dropped 1.8 per cent, with most of its shares falling more than 2 per cent each on Thursday.