Mumbai: Indian benchmark indices ended higher in the volatile session on December 8. BSE Sensex settled at 69,825.60, up 303.91 points or 0.44%. NSE Nifty ended at 20,969.40, up 68.20 points or 0.33%. Indian equity indices recorded biggest weekly gain since July 2022. Sensex & Nifty rise more than 3% each, Nifty Bank gains over 5%. Midcap index rises over 2%, posts weekly gain for 6th straight week.
About 1441 shares advanced, 1796 shares declined, and 73 shares remained unchanged. Top gainers were HCL Technologies, JSW Steel, LTIMindtree, Apollo Hospitals and Infosys. Top losers Adani Enterprises, ITC, Adani Ports, Hero MotoCorp and Britannia Industries.
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On the sectoral front, FMCG, oil & gas and power indices down 1% each, healthcare and auto down 0.5% each. On the other hand, bank, Information Technology, Bank and Realty up 0.5-1%. BSE midcap index ended marginally lower, while smallcap index fell 0.4%.
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