Closing Bell: Sensex Ends At 81,510, Nifty Closes Above 24,600; IT Sector Extended Gains

Indian stock market benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, ended Tuesday's trading session with marginal gains. The Sensex closed at 81,510.05, up 1.59 points, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,620.40, up 1.40 points. Sectorally, IT, metal, PSU Bank, and realty stocks were the top performers, while telecom, power, and media stocks lagged.

On Tuesday, the benchmark indices opened flat amid mixed global cues. Nifty 50 opened above the 24,650 mark while Sensex opened flat at 81,575.96. On the Nifty index, the top 5 gainers were Shriram Finance, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Infosys, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finserv whereas the top 5 losers were M&M, Tech Mahindra, ONGC, Bajaj Auto and Bharti Airtel.

Following the telecom service provider's announcement on Monday, December 9 that the Board of Directors approved issuing equity shares worth Rs 1,980 crore to two promoter group firms, market observers would be focussing on Vodafone Idea's shares on the domestic market on Tuesday. The price per share at which the shares would be issued is Rs 11.25. Omega Telecom Holdings Pvt. Ltd. will receive shares valued at Rs 1,280 crore, while Usha Martin Telematics Ltd. will receive the remaining shares valued at up to Rs 700 crore.

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