Indian share market came out of its 2-day fall to post a record close, rounding off a week of gains. The BSE Sensex closed 698 points at 48,782. The index registered a weekly gain for the 10th consecutive week. The NSE Nifty 50 closed 210 points higher, gaining at 14,347. 41 out of the 50 index constituents ended with gains.

Gains in today's session were led by Autos and Technology stocks. Maruti ended as the top Nifty gainer, rising close to 6 percent while three among the top five gainers on the index were I.T. majors. The Nifty Auto index ended with gains of 3.3 percent while the I.T. index jumped 3.6 percent to end at another record high.

The Media index too gained 3.3 percent in today's session. stocks in Zee Entertainment and Inox Leisure also sparkled. The Nifty Pharma index rose 1.6 percent. Metals and PSU Banks underperformed. The Metal index declined 0.6 percent while the PSU Bank index declined 0.45 percent. Broader markets underperformed the benchmarks, even as they ended higher. The Midcap index rose 1 percent while the Smallcap index ended 0.6 percent higher.

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