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Sensex Ends 131 Points Higher After Volatile Session, Nifty Tops 23,500; M&M Gains 3%
The BSE Sensex ended with a gain of 131 points, or 0.17 per cent, to end at 77,341 levels, while the NSE Nifty50 ended at 23,538, up 37 points or 0.16 per cent.
M&M, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Nestle India, Ultratech Cement, ICICI Bank, ITC, NTPC, and Bharti Airtel were the top gainers, rising up to 3 per cent. On the flipside, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, and SBI wre the top laggards, down up to 2.4 per cent.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap, and SmallCap indices closed with gains of 0.37 per cent and 0.27 per cent, respectively.
Sectorally, the Nifty Media index fell 1.8 per cent, followed by the Nifty Metal, and PSU Bank indices (down 0.6 per cent each). On the upside, the Nifty Auto added 0.9 per cent.
