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The Indian equity benchmark ended on a positive note in yet another volatile session on June 20, with the Sensex closing 159.40 points or 0.25% higher at 63,327.70 and the Nifty adding 61.20 points or 0.33% to end at 18,816.70.
Amid weak Asian markets, Indian shares started flat and extended profit booking as the day progressed but buying in the second half erased the day’s losses.
Stocks and sectors
Top Nifty gainers included Tata Motors, HDFC Life, HCL Technologies, Power Grid Corporation and Eicher Motors, while losers were Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, BPCL and Divis Labs.
All sectoral indices ended in the green. The power index was up a percent, while auto, realty, metal and information technology each gained 0.5 percent.
The BSE midcap and smallcap indices gained 0.4 percent each.
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