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		In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index outperformed the frontline indices as it gained 0.42 per cent.</div></div>

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	After remaining in the negative territory for most part of the session, the domestic equity market managed to settle flat with a positive bias on Tuesday amid buying in select financial and information technology (IT) counters.&nbsp;</div>
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	The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 46,263, up 10 points, or 0.02 per cent while NSE&#39;s Nifty settled at 13,568, up 10 points, or 0.07 per cent. During the session, Sensex hit a high and low of&nbsp;46,350.30 and&nbsp;45,841.67 levels, respectively.&nbsp;<br />
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	HDFC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, and HCL Tech were the major contributors to the Sensex&#39;s recovery today. Bajaj Finance (up 4.7 per cent) was the biggest gainer on Sensex while HUL (down over 2 per cent) emerged as the top loser.&nbsp;<br />
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	Moreover, Bajaj Finance entered the elite club of companies with a market capitalisation (market-cap) of Rs 3 trillion after the company&#39;s stock price hit a new high. The stock ended at Rs 5,128 on the BSE.<br />
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	Volatilty index, India VIX, ended at&nbsp;19.3 levels, down 0.29 per cent.&nbsp;<br />
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	In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index outperformed the frontline indices as it gained 0.42 per cent to 17,733.87 while SmallCap index ended flat at 17,696 points.&nbsp;<br />
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	Among sectoral indices,&nbsp;Nifty Media gained the most - up 1.79 per cent, followed by Nifty Metal and Nifty Financial Services indices (both up 0.77 per cent).&nbsp;</div>
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	Asian stocks retreated on Tuesday as worries about increasing Covid-19 deaths and lockdowns overshadowed optimism about the roll-out of coronavirus vaccinations, just days after indexes hit record highs.&nbsp;</div>
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	In Europe, shares traded flat as rising Covid cases forced tighter curbs across the continent, denting optimism from vaccine roll-outs and hopes of an eventual Brexit trade deal.<br />
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	<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>

Sensex recovers 421 pts from day's low, ends flat; Nifty settles at 13,568

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