** India's benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI and Sensex .BSESN gain 0.2% each amid broad-based market rally
** Indexes up 2% for the week; set to log biggest weekly gains in 1-1/2 months, on easing Middle East tensions, weak dollar and pre-earnings rally
** Global sentiment positive, with MSCI Asia ex-Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS at highest level since November 2021 MKTS/GLOB
** NSEI ~2.5% away from lifetime high level hit in September 2024
** Twelve of 13 major sectors advance on the day; broader mid- .NIFMDCP100 and small-caps .NIFSMCP100 up about 0.8% each
** Reliance Industries RELI.NS up 1.6%, takes three day gains to ~4.5%
** IndusInd Bank INBK.NS up 3% following media report that Axis Bank's Rajiv Anand top contender for CEO position
** Among other stocks, Jio Financial Services JIOF.NS climbs as much as 5.4% to six-month high as Jio BlackRock gets regulatory nod for brokerage business
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M)
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