Cipla, Asian Paints and HDFC Life as the top gainers. On the flip side, shares of Tata Motors, BPCL and Shriram Finance ended as the top losers in the index.
The 30-share pack Sensex closed the day 112 points, or 0.15 per cent, higher at 72,776.13, with shares of banking heavyweights HDFC Bank and ICIC Bank as the top contributors to its gains. Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.41 per cent but the Nifty Smallcap 100 index suffered a loss of 0.43 per cent.
Volatility index India VIX ended 11.5 per cent higher at 20.60. (More to come)Milestone Alert!
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