Infosys, Tata Motors, TCS, SBI, ICICI Bank, Hero Motocorp, Coal India and Dr Reddy’s Labs gained 1-4 percent while HDFC, ITC, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma and Adani Ports fell 1-1.5 percent. BHEL plunged 4.5 percent.
The Sensex rose 70.93 points to 26724.53 and the Nifty increased 21.70 points to 8178.35. The market breadth was negative as about 1322 shares declined against 1201 advancing shares on BSE.
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