Markets At Close




Defying negative cues from the global markets, Indian equity indices closed higher on Tuesday, led by banking, financial and IT stocks.

The stock exchange pushed a market holiday to Thursday from Wednesday.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 446 points or 0.71% to settle at 63,416. The broader NSE Nifty gained 126 points or 0.68% to end at 18,817.

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