Markets end higher after CPI eases below 6% mark; Nifty 50 above 18,600; rupee dips to 82.80 against dollar

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Markets end higher after CPI eases below 6% mark; Nifty 50 above 18,600; rupee dips to 82.80 against dollar India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation eased to an 11-month low at 5.88% in November -- merrier than what the market expected at 6.4%. This would be the first time since December last year that CPI inflation has come below RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6%.