India's benchmark indices  Sensex and Nifty ended with a mild gain after recovering from the lowest point of the day. The BSE Sensex recovered over 400 points from the day's low to end 9 points higher at 46,263. The NSE Nifty 50 index also recovered 120 points from the lowest point of the day to end 9 points higher at 13,567.

Among the top gainers today was Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv that emerged as the outperformers. Bajaj Finance ended at a record high, with gains of over 5 percent. Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Media index outperformed with gains of 1.8 percent. The Metal index recovered its losses to end with gains of 0.8 percent while the Nifty Auto index saw gains of 0.6 percent in today's session.

FMCG and PSU Banks were the top losers in today's session. The PSU Bank index ended 1.5 percent lower while the FMCG index declined 1.3 percent.

Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks in today's session. The Nifty Midcap index ended 0.5 percent higher while the Smallcap index rose 0.2 percent. 914 stocks on the NSE ended with gains while 977 stocks posted losses.

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