Indian Benchmark indices traded in a narrow range all through the session to end with modest gains. The BSE Sensex ended six points higher at 44,624 while the NSE Nifty index ended 18 points higher at 13,136.
Top gainers on the Sensex in today's trade have been Maruti Suzuki, ONGC, SBI, Asian Paints and NTPC. While laggards have been HDFC Bank, SBI Life Insurance, TCS, Bharti Airtel.
Among sectoral indices, the PSU Bank index was the top performer, ending with gains of 4.8 percent, which was the biggest single-day gain for the index in three months. It has also ended at the highest level since March this year.
The Nifty Metal index was the other major gainer, ending 2.5 percent higher, at the highest level since April 2019. The index gained for the fifth straight day. The Nifty Media index gained 2.8 percent while the Nifty Auto index ended with gains of 1.7 percent. The Pharma index too closed 1 percent higher. Among the losers for today's session, the Nifty I.T. index fell 0.5 percent while the Nifty Bank index posted modest losses.
Broader markets outperformed in today's session with both the Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap index ending with gains of 0.6 percent each. The midcap index closed at the highest level since April 2018 while the Smallcap index closed at the highest since April 2019.
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