The Indian stock market ended with decent gains on Monday, August 25, led by buying in select IT and financial heavyweights, including Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech, and HDFC Bank.
The Sensex closed at 81,635.91, up 329 points, or 0.40 per cent, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,967.75, up 98 points, or 0.39 per cent. However, the mid and small-cap segments underperformed. The BSE Midcap index rose 0.10 per cent, while the Smallcap index slipped 0.02 per cent.
The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to ₹455 lakh crore from ₹453.65 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by over ₹1 lakh crore in a single session.
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