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	Continuing their northward movement, the benchmark indices gained another 0.5 per cent on Wednesday to settle at fresh closing peaks. The S&P BSE Sensex topped the 44,000-mark to end the day at 44,180 levels, up 227 points, or 0.52 per cent while NSE&#39;s Nifty closed the session at 12,938, up 64 points, or 0.5 per cent.</div>
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	Larsen & Toubro (L&T), ICICI Bank, and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) were the top contributors to the Sensex&#39;s gain today while Infosys, TCS, and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) were the top drags.&nbsp;</div>
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	India VIX slipped nearly 3 per cent to 19.26 levels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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	Among sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty PSU Bank index gained the most - up 3.57 per cent, followed by Nifty Auto (up 3 per cent to&nbsp;8,687 levels). On the other hand, Nifty FMCG slipped over 1 per cent to&nbsp;30,953 levels.&nbsp;<br />
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	In the broader market, the&nbsp;S&P BSE MidCap index advanced over 1 per cent to&nbsp;16,344 levels and the&nbsp;S&P BSE SmallCap index closed at&nbsp;16,054, up 144 points, or 0.9 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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	Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft US retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could hit a still fragile economic recovery, dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs.</div>
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	US S&P500 futures shed 0.4 per cent, a day after the S&P500 index lost 0.48 per cent, while Europe&rsquo;s Euro Stoxx 50 futures eased 0.3 per cent.</div>
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	Japan&rsquo;s Nikkei fell 1.1 per cent, bruised by news that new coronavirus cases in Tokyo hit a record high.&nbsp;</div>
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	In commodities, oil prices edged higher on hopes for delay in OPEC+ supply increase.</div>
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	<strong><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em></strong></div>

Sensex gains 227 pts, ends above 44K, Nifty settles at 12,938; M&M up 11%

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