CLOSING BELL: Reliance Industries, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Tech M, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, and M&M were the top Sensex gainers, rising between 0.5 per cent and 1.2 per cent

Sensex, Nifty end flat after listless trade; auto stocks rally, banks fall

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	Stock market highlights:&nbsp;</b>Domestic benchmark indices remained listless on Friday as record high levels in indices triggered minor profit booking. The S&P BSE Sensex, which hit a new lifetime high of 62,448 earlier today, ended at 62,294, up 21 points or 0.03 per cent. The NSE Nifty50, meanwhile, ended at 18,513, up 29 points or 0.15 per cent. The index claimed new 52-week high of 18,535.&nbsp;</div>
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	Reliance Industries, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Tech M, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, and M&M were the top Sensex gainers, rising between 0.5 per cent and 1.2 per cent. HDFC Life, Tata Motors, Divis Labs, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, Eocher Motors, and BPCL were the additional gainers on the Nifty50 index.&nbsp;</div>
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	On the downside, Nestle India, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, Titan, HDFC Bank, HUL, and Bajaj Finance were the top laggards, down up to 1.4 per cent. Sectorally, the Nifty Realty index added 1.2 per cent, while the Nifty FMCG index fell 0.3 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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	In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices rallied 0.77 per cent, and 0.67 per cent, respectively.&nbsp;</div>
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		Analysts are betting on bank, and IT sectors as markets hit record highs. Metals, state-owned oil marketing companies, and export/global economy-linked sectors, meanwhile, may not see any meaningful rally. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/from-banks-to-it-analysts-bet-on-these-sectors-as-markets-hit-record-highs-122112500463_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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