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Here's how the Indian stock markets fared on Monday.
The Nifty 50 ended 76.90 points, or 0.33% higher at 23,692.95, and the Sensex added 234 points, or 0.3% to close at 78,199.11.
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Shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., SBI Life Insurance Co., HDFC Life Insurance Co. and Tata Motors Ltd. gained the most.
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Among the losers were share prices of HCL Technologies, Trent Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Eicher Motors Ltd., and Tech Mahindra Ltd.
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Out of 12 sectors, nine ended in green and three ended in red. Nifty IT, Nifty Auto and Nifty FMCG were the top laggards.
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Market breadth was skewed in the favour of buyers. Around 2,622 stocks advanced, 1,361 stocks declined, and 103 stocks remained unchanged on BSE.
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Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended 0.77% and 1.74% higher, respectively.
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The Indian Rupee strengthened by 11 paise to close at 85.72 against the US dollar
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