CLOSING BELL: Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, M&M, HDFC, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Titan were the leading winners

F&O expiry: Sensex rises 213 pts, Nifty holds 17,750; metals rally, IT slip

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Stock market highlights:</strong> Equity markets were volatile on Thursday as investors adjusted their positions due to monthly F&O expiry. The S&P BSE Sensex slipped from a high of 59,960 to hit a low of 59,497. It ended at 59,757, up 213 points or 0.36 per cent.&nbsp;<br />
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	The Nifty50, on the other hand, settled at 17,767, up 110 points or 0.58 per cent, after hitting an intra-day high of 17,784.<br />
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	Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, M&M, HDFC, Dr Reddy&#39;s Labs, and Titan were the leading winners on the Sensex, up over 1 per cent each. Bajaj twins, Asian Paints, Nestle, Tech M, and Wipro were the laggards, down up to 2 per cent.<br />
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	In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 0.4 per cent each. Sectorally, the Nifty Metal index climbed over 3 per cent, while the Nifty IT fell 0.44 per cent.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>

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