The BSE Sensex gained 141.99 points or 0.74% at 19,324.81. The index touched a high and a low of 19,358.11 and 19,002.57, respectively.The BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap indices added 0.40% and 0.59%, respectively.

The top gainers on the BSE sectoral front were Information Technology (IT) up 1.52%, Healthcare (HC) up 1.30%, TECk up 1.28%, Consumer Durables (CD) up 1.23% and Bankex up 1.10%. On the flip side, Auto down 0.48%, Capital Goods (CG) down 0.36% and Realty down 0.02% were the only losers in the BSE sectoral indices.

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