Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended with modest gains driven by buying across IT pack. Both the indices extended their winning streak for the fifth consecutive session. Sensex rose 213 points or 0.26 per cent, to close at 81 thousand 858 and Nifty gained 70 points, or 0.28 per cent, to settle at 25 thousand 51. The broader market indices at the Bombay Stock Exchange also ended in positive territory. The Mid-Cap index added 0.4 per cent, and the Small-Cap index advanced 0.3 per cent. In the Sensex pack, 15 out of 30 companies closed up. Among the top gainers, Infosys surged around 3.9 per cent, TCS gained 2.7 per cent, and Hindustan Unilever climbed around two and half per cent. Among the top laggards, Bharat Electronics Limited lost 2.1 per cent, Bajaj Finance dropped 1.6 percent and Tata Motors fell one and half per cent. In Sectoral indices at the BSE, 14 out of 21 sectors ended in positive territory. In top gainers, Focused IT jumped 2.7 per cent, IT rose 2.6 per cent, and Teck increased over 2.2 per cent. Among top laggards, Financial Services as well as Bankex both dropped 0.33 per cent each, Healthcare dipped 0.2 per cent and Oil and Gas along with Energy dipped over 0.1 per cent each. The overall market breadth at the BSE was positive as shares of 2,343 companies advanced, and shares of 1,725 companies declined, while shares of 167 companies remained unchanged.
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Domestic markets maintain winning streak for fifth consecutive session
