CLOSING BELL:  RIL (down 1.45 per cent), Tech M, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, and TCS were the top laggards

Sensex, Nifty end flat after volatile day; Metal index up 2%, RIL down 1.5%

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	Stock market highlights:&nbsp;</b>Equity markets swung between gains and losses on Monday as investors awaited outcomes of the Reserve Bank of India&#39;s monetary policy meeting, and Assembly elections of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, due later this week.</div>
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	The S&P BSE Sensex oscillated in a range of 432 points before closing at 62,835, down 34 points or 0.05 per cent. The Nifty50, too, shut shop little changed at 18,701, up 5 points or 0.03 per cent, after a volatile trade.</div>
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	In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.10 per cent and 0.25 per cent, respectively.</div>
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	Among individual stocks, Tata Steel (up 3 per cent), NTPC, SBI, IndusInd Bank, and Power Grid were the top Sensex gainers, while RIL (down 1.45 per cent), Tech M, Dr Reddy&#39;s Labs, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, and TCS were the top laggards.</div>
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	Within the mid- and small-cap space, M&M Financial Services, SJVN, Aditya Nirla Capital, Bajaj Hindustan Sugars, SEPC, Sadbhav Engineering, and Satin Credit Care were the winners.&nbsp;</div>
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	Sectorally, the Nifty Metal index gained nearly 2 per cent as easing Covid-19 related restrictions in China boosted hopes of global commodity demand.<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/metal-index-gains-over-1-as-china-eases-covid-19-rules-hindalco-up-4-122120500514_1.html" target="_blank"><strong> READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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	On the downside, the Nifty IT index slipped 0.7 per cent.</div>
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