<p>The Sensex<a href="http://in.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=in%21sen"> rose on Friday for the first session in six on Friday as lenders such as ICICI Bank gained after lower-than-expected inflation data reinforced hopes the RBI will start cutting interest rates in January.<span><span> </span></span></a></p>.<p><a href="http://in.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=in%21sen">ICICI Bank provisionally rose 1.5 percent, while State Bank of India gained 2.8 percent.</a></p>.<p><a href="http://in.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=in%21sen">The Sensex provisionally gained 0.48 percent, while the Nifty ended up 0.55 percent.</a></p>.<div><p><strong>Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels</strong>| <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/deccan-herald-is-now-on-whatsapp-heres-how-you-can-join-2698271">Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks</a></p></div>
<p>The Sensex<a href="http://in.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=in%21sen"> rose on Friday for the first session in six on Friday as lenders such as ICICI Bank gained after lower-than-expected inflation data reinforced hopes the RBI will start cutting interest rates in January.<span><span> </span></span></a></p>.<p><a href="http://in.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=in%21sen">ICICI Bank provisionally rose 1.5 percent, while State Bank of India gained 2.8 percent.</a></p>.<p><a href="http://in.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=in%21sen">The Sensex provisionally gained 0.48 percent, while the Nifty ended up 0.55 percent.</a></p>.<div><p><strong>Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels</strong>| <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/deccan-herald-is-now-on-whatsapp-heres-how-you-can-join-2698271">Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks</a></p></div>
