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    Stock market update: Nifty IT index advances 0.93%

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    The Nifty IT index closed 0.93 per cent up at 30018.25.

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    On an immediate basis, 15,770/52,500 and 15,850/52,700 levels would be major hurdles.
    NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index closed on a positive note on Wednesday.

    Shares of Tata Consultancy(up 1.48 per cent), Infosys(up 1.13 per cent), Wipro(up 0.89 per cent), HCL Technologies(up 0.88 per cent) and Tech Mahindra(up 0.86 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

    On the other hand, Coforge(down 0.6 per cent), L&T Technology(down 0.09 per cent), Persistent Systems(down 0.07 per cent) and MPhasis(down 0.03 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

    The Nifty IT index closed 0.93 per cent up at 30018.25.

    Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 45.85 points at 17616.3, while the BSE Sensex stood up 158.18 points at 59708.08.

    Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 23 ended in the green, while 27 closed in the red.

    Shares of YES Bank, PNB, Suzlon Energy, Vodafone Idea and Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

    Shares of Chaman Metallics Ltd., Manaksia Ltd, Apar Industries, Upsurge Seeds of Agriculture Ltd. and Ascom Leasing & Inve hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Adani Ports SEZ, ICICI Pru Life, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Seamec Ltd and Mahamaya Steel hit their fresh 52-week lows.



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