The BSE Sensex closed 0.40% higher at 61,275.09, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index gained 0.48% to end at 18,015.85.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 243 points higher, or 0.40%, at 61,275.09, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index gained 86 points, or 0.48%, to end at 18,015.85.
Tech Mahindra, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Eicher Motors, Reliance Industries and Adani Enterprises were the top gainers in the gauge.
Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, ONGC, Larsen and Toubro, and IndusInd Bank were the top losers among the Nifty constituents.
The market breadth was skewed in favour of bulls. About 1,786 stocks rose, 1,677 declined and 137 remained unchanged on the BSE.
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