The NSE Nifty 50 ended 73 points or 0.34% higher at 22,907.6 while the BSE Sensex closed 147 points or 0.2% up at 75,449.
Intraday, the Nifty surged 0.47% to near 22,950-level, near the profit booking zone seen by analysts, while the Sensex gained 0.35%.
Key highlights:
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Nifty closes in on 23,000 mark
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Broader markets see sharp outperformance
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IT stocks, a key drag on the Nifty
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Except FMCG, IT all sectoral indices trade in the green
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Realty, PSU Bank outperform
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Shriram Finance the top gainer
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4 IT heavyweights are top losers
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Breadth of the market favourable for a second straight day
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Defence, infra and Market intermediaries zoomed – HAL, GRSE, GR Infra, CAMS, BSE, etc.