Indian equity markets managed to record yet another peak level in today's session, led by financials and pharma stocks. On closing, the benchmark  Sensex ended 223 points higher at 46,890, while the Nifty scald at 13740, up by 58 points. HDFC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance along with Divi's Laboratories outperformed the markets, even as 33 out of the 50 Nifty constituents ended with losses.

The weekly options expiry session was not a good one for most sectoral indices. The Nifty Media index was the top laggard, ending 2 percent lower, while other indices like the PSU Bank index and the Nifty Metal index ended 1.4 percent lower.

Gainers today were the Nifty Bank, which ended 0.5 percent higher courtesy HDFC Bank and Nifty Realty, which gained 0.6 percent. The Nifty Pharma, which outperformed for most parts of the trading session, cooled off from its day's high to end with gains of 0.4 percent.

Broader markets underperformed in today's session. The Midcap index ended 0.3 percent lower while the Smallcap index rose 0.15 percent at the close of trade. 1,068 stocks on the NSE ended with losses while 846 registered gains.

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