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Rally in financials, F&O expiry: Here's why Sensex rallied 996 points today

NSE's Nifty50 index ended at 9,315, up 286 points or 3 per cent.

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The Nifty IT index climbed nearly 3 per cent to 13,953 levels while the Nifty Metal index surged over 2.5 per cent to 1,801.25 levels.

Swati Verma New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : May 28 2020 | 2:34 PM IST

After days of range-bound and lackluster sessions, the bulls were finally in the driver's seat on Wednesday with both the benchmark indices advancing over 3 per cent.

The S&P BSE Sensex rallied 996 points or 3.25 per cent to 31,605.22 while NSE's Nifty50 index ended at 9,315, up 286 points or 3 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, continued to decline and it ended at 31.16, down nearly a per cent.

Here's a look at the key factors that lifted the equity market on Wednesday -

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