Domestic bourses gained traction as they prepared to enter the green territory. In the afternoon trade, the Sensex and Nifty are trading in a narrow range due to ongoing purchasing by funds and individual investors. Asian markets were trading mixed,  The Hang Seng gained 40.75 points or 0.17% to 24,726.25, the Jakarta Composite gained 36.55 points or 0.55% to 6,719.83, the Nikkei 225 gained 196.62 points or 0.67% to 29,499.28, and the Taiwan Weighted gained 11.67 points or 0.07% to 17,654.19. On the other hand, the Shanghai Composite fell 2.91 points or 0.08% to 3,589.79, the Straits Times down 3.57 points or 0.11% to 3,223.58, and the KOSPI fell 10.58 points or 0.35% to 2,983.71.

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The BSE Sensex is now trading at 58658.84, up 317.85 points or 0.54% after fluctuating between 58143.86 and 58677.00. On the index, there were 15 stocks that advanced and 15 stocks that declined.

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The broader indexes were trading in the green, with the BSE Midcap index up 0.22% and the Small-cap index rising 0.58%.

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The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Energy up by 3.09%, Healthcare up by 1.26%, IT up by 0.78%, TECK up by 0.71% and Realty was up by 0.61%, while FMCG down by 0.42%, Auto down by 0.39%, Capital Goods down by 0.38%, PSU down by 0.37% and Metal was down by 0.28% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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The top gainers on the Sensex were Reliance Industries up by 4.26%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 1.63%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab up by 1.58%, Infosys up by 1.12% and Tech Mahindra was up by 1.11%. On the flip side, Indusind Bank was down by 1.20%, NTPC was down by 1.14%, ICICI Bank down by 1.14%, Hindustan Unilever down by 1.10%, and Asian Paints was down by 0.72% were the top losers.

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The Nifty is presently trading at 17499.45, up 84.40 points or 0.48% after ranging between 17351.70 and 17505.75. On the index, there were 22 stocks that advanced and 28 stocks that declined.

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Reliance Industries gained 4.24%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab gained 1.85%, Kotak Mahindra Bank gained 1.69%, Divi’s Lab gained 1.54%, and Infosys gained 1.25% on the Nifty. On the other hand, Indian Oil Corporation was down 1.41%, Hindalco was down 1.35%, NTPC was down 1.33%, ICICI Bank was down 1.23%, and Shree Cement was down 1.17%.

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