Closing bell

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Thanks for reading Closing Bell. Here are today's market movements:

Markets rose: Both Sensex and Nifty edged up today. Sensex was up by 0.46%, while Nifty increased by 0.40%. 

Sensex ended the day at 84,950.95 (+388.17). Nifty closed at 26,013.45 (+103.40).

 Here are today's top gainers and losers.

Read more to find out more on the reasons behind today's market movements.

Small-cap and mid-cap followed suit: Nifty's small- and mid-cap indices were up 0.52% and 0.73% respectively.

Sectoral snapshot: It was a good day for investors as every major sectoral index ended in the green after today's trading session.

Click here to see an overview of all of India's major trading indices.

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Today's Surprise Surge:

Narayana Hrudayala's shares jumped 15% today, thanks to strong Q2 results.

Today's Curious Crash:

After splitting Tata Motors into personal and commercial vehicle units, investors rallied behind the latter stock due to stronger fundamentals. However, the PV stock bore the brunt as it fell by 4.73% today.

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