Sensex, Nifty on Thursday again ended the day with 0.5 percent gains after a volatile session notwithstanding rising corona cases in the country turned positive, while broader markets underperformed their headline indices.

At closing, BSE Sensex closed almost 260 points higher at almost 48,804 levels while the broader NSE Nifty index ended the day at 14,581, up almost 77 points.

Gainers - TCS (+4 percent), Wipro (+3.5 percent), Cipla (+3 percent) while  Losers include Grasim, Eicher Motors plunge around 3 percent each, Maruti Suzuki (-2.5 percent).  Among Nifty sectoral indices, IT, pharma, Nifty Bank, Nifty Private bank, metals were all up, with maximum weakness in the auto pack.

The market breadth remained negative as 663 advanced against a decline seen in 1084 stocks on NSE.

Indian rupee erased early losses to end higher at 74.92 per dollar, amid buying activity seen on the domestic equity market. Oil prices scaled to one-month high after IEA and OPEC raised production forecast.

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