Top sectoral gainers and losers on NSE
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The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 36,318, up 465 points or 1.3 per cent, while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,887, up 149 points or 1.4 per cent.
Among the sectoral indices, Nifty IT index was the top gainer of the day, jumping 3.1 per cent led by a sharp rise in stock prices of Wipro, Infosys and TCS.
The broader market indices, however, underperformed their frontline peers. The S&P BSE MidCap index rose 88 points or 0.6 per cent to settle at 15,190, while S&P BSE SmallCap index gained 102 points or 0.7 per cent to end at 14,638.
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Shares of Infosys rose 3.7 per cent to Rs 727 on the BSE, extending their 2.5 per cent gain in the previous session, after the software services firm increased FY19 constant currency (CC) revenue growth guidance to 8.5-9 per cent from 6-8 per cent earlier. The company has maintained its EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) margin guidance range at 22-24 per cent.
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(with Reuters input)
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