The BSE Sensex added 326.84 points or 0.62% to settle at 53,234.77. During the day, it jumped 394.06 points or 0.74% to 53,301.99. The NSE Nifty surged by 83.30 points or 0.53% to close at 15,835.35.

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The broader indices ended in green with the BSE Mid cap index up by 0.82%, while the Small cap index was up by 0.59%. On the sectoral front, FMCG was up by 2.49%, Bankex was up by 1.08%, Capital Goods was up by 0.97%, Consumer Durables was up by 0.82% and Industrials was up by 0.74%, while Metal down by 1.49%, Energy down by 0.50%, Oil & Gas down by 0.46%, IT down by 0.42% and TECK down by 0.21% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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Here are the key stocks that moved the most on July 4:

ONGC: The stock extended losses on Monday and fell 3.74% to close at Rs 126.15, three days after the government imposed a windfall tax on profits of oil and gas companies with crude skyrocketing in 2022.

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VA Tech Wabag Ltd: The stock closed 2.68% higher at Rs 235.70 after the company bagged an order worth Rs 430 crore from Reliance Industries for a 53 MLD Desalination Plant at Jamnagar Gujarat.

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Avenue Supermarts Ltd: The stock surged 3.31% to close at Rs 3,501.00 after the owner of D-Mart, reported a nearly twofold growth in standalone revenue from operations to Rs 9,806.89 crore for April to June 2022. The total number of stores as of June 30, 2022, stood at 294.

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Tata Power: The stock ended 2.78% higher at Rs 212.75 after the firm signed MoU worth Rs 3,000 crore with the Tamil Nadu government for a solar power plant.

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Muthoot Finance: The shares jumped 2.14% to close at Rs 1,065.00 after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted permission to the company to open 150 new branches.