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The Indian benchmark indices were firm in early morning deals today(12th January 2022) holding their opening gains on the back of buying in heavyweight RIL, private lender HDFC and select banking counters such as ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, and SBI. All of these were up between 0.9-1.6 percent. The BSE Sensex was up 343 points 60,960, after reclaiming the 61,000 mark at open. The NSE Nifty was nearly 100 points higher at 18,154. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices too were firmly positive and were up 0.7 and 0.8 percent, respectively. Sectorally, on the NSE, the Realty index was the leading gainer, up nearly 3 percent, followed by metals, energy, and PSU Banks. Read more

The Indian benchmark indices today (10th Jan.2021) were firmly holding their opening gains amid broad-based buying and gains in heavyweights ITC, Infosys, and HDFC Bank. The BSE Sensex was up 464 points at 60,209, and the NSE Nifty was higher by 136 points at 17,949. The two indices were up 0.8 percent each. In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were also higher by up to 0.9 percent. Among the top gainers were Maruti (up 3.6 percent), ITC (up 2.1 percent) Infosys (up 1.7 percent), and banking stocks on the Sensex. Further, shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) jumped 3 percent to Rs 3,979.90 on the BSE after India's largest information technology (IT) firm said its board will consider a buyback proposal on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. The stock traded close to its record high level of Rs 3,990 touched on October 8, 2021. Read more