Share Market Highlights: Sensex ends 390 pts higher, Nifty above 16700; HDFC Bank twins, ICICI Bank lead gains – The Financial Express

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian benchmark indices ended higher for the sixth day in a row with Nifty closing above 16700 and Sensex above 56000. At close, the Sensex was up 390.28 points or 0.70% at 56,072.23, and the Nifty was up 114.20 points or 0.69% at 16,719.50. Sectorally, the Nifty Bank added 1.6%, followed by the Nifty PSU Bank index. The Nifty IT fell 0.6%. In the broader market, indices ended mixed. The BSE MidCap index fell 0.2%, but the BSE SmallCap index added 0.2%. Ultratech Cement, Grasim, UPL, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Eicher Motors, and ICICI Bank were the top gainers, ralling over 2% each. Infosys, Tata Consumer Products, NTPC, and Power Grid, on the other hand, shed over 1%.

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