Indian equity benchmarks ended on a strong note on Friday, with the Nifty closing above the 25,600 mark amid broad-based buying, barring weakness in the IT and realty sectors. At the close, the Sensex climbed 303.03 points or 0.36 per cent to settle at 84,058.90, while the Nifty rose 88.80 points or 0.35 per cent to end at 25,637.80. Market breadth was positive, with 2,135 stocks advancing, 1,727 declining, and 140 remaining unchanged.
The BSE Midcap index gained 0.4 per cent, while the Smallcap index added 0.5 per cent.
Sectorally, all indices except consumer durables, IT, and realty ended in the green. Capital Goods, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Power, Telecom, and PSU Banks posted gains in the range of 0.5–1 per cent.
Among the top Nifty gainers were Jio Financial, IndusInd Bank, Adani Enterprises, Asian Paints, and Apollo Hospitals. On the flip side, Trent, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Eicher Motors, Wipro, and Tata Consumer Products were among the major laggards.
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