The BSE Sensex climbed 616.62 points or 1.16% to settle at 53,750.97, During the day, it jumped 684.96 points or 1.28% to 53,819.31. The NSE Nifty surged 178.95 points or 1.13% to 15,989.80.

The broader indices ended in green with the BSE Mid cap index up by 1.76%, while the Small cap index was up by 0.94%. On the sectoral front, Auto was up by 2.73%, Consumer Disc was up by 2.47%, FMCG was up by 2.45%, Consumer Durables was up by 2.42% and Realty was up by 2.39%, while Energy was down by 0.27% and Metal down by 0.25% were the only losing indices on BSE.

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Here are the key stocks that moved the most on July 6:

Britannia Industries: The stock surged 4.69% to close at Rs 3,828 after the company’s shareholders voted against a resolution to authorize the board to make investments, give loans and provide guarantees of up to Rs 5,000 crore in the AGM concluded last week.

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Biocon: The stock added 2.30% to close at Rs 320.75 after
Biocon’s subsidiary Biocon Biologics received EU GMP certificate from the
Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), Ireland, for its new monoclonal
antibodies (mAbs) drug substance manufacturing facility (B3) at Biocon Park,
Bengaluru.

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Bajaj Finance: The share
price rose 4.75% to settle at Rs 5,930.00 after the company reported better
numbers for the quarter ended June 2022. Bajaj Finance has recorded highest
ever quarterly increase in its consumer franchise of 2.7 million in the first
quarter of fiscal 2023 and new loans booked during the period were 7.4 million
as compared to 4.6 million a year back, the company said in a press release.

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Aurobindo Pharma: The share price jumped 1.71% to settle at Rs 542,50 after the company received the US FDA approval for Triamcinolone Acetonide injectable suspension.

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Marico: The stock gained 1.68% to close at Rs 500.50 after the company said that tepid demand and rising retail inflation impacted its India business. India business volumes declined in mid-single digits, Marico said in its quarterly business update.

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Godrej Consumer Products: Shares of the FMCG company jumped 6.13% to close at Rs 883.30 after Godrej Consumer Products said its India business will report double-digit growth in sales in the quarter ended June.

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd: The stock climbed 4.50% to close at Rs 15.25 after managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Ittira Davis reiterated that the firm’s assets under management would grow 30% this year.