Sensex ends higher, Nifty above 8,400 ahead of ECB meeting

Side indices raced ahead with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap advancing 0.4% and 0.3% up, respectively

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Aprajita Sharma New Delhi

Last Updated : Jan 19 2017 | 4:03 PM IST

The benchmark indices on Thursday settled higher thanks to gains in index heavyweight stocks such as ITC, Tata Motors and Infosys even as Asian markets ended lower after Fed Chair Janet Yellen signalled at future rate hikes in US.

The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 27,308, up 51 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended at 8,435, up 18 points.

Side indices raced ahead with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap advancing 0.4% and 0.3% up, respectively.

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was positive. On the BSE, 1,422 shares rose and 1,310 shares declined. A total of

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