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India’s Stocks Rise, Set for Longest Advance in 15 Months

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India’s benchmark stock index rose for an eighth day, set for the longest stretch of gains in 15 months, as investors bought shares in companies that may benefit from accelerating economic growth.

Larsen & Toubro Ltd., the nation’s biggest engineering company, climbed to its highest in more than two years. Tata Power Co., the largest non-state electricity generator, advanced