Best day for Sensex, Nifty50 in 3 months

Here are some highlights:

–Overall wins help Nifty recover 16,250

–Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Infosys, the main drivers of the ITC index

–Investors gain Rs 12 lakh crore as market capitalization of BSE-listed cos rises to Rs 255.7 lakh crore

–All sector indices close higher

— The volatility index falls by 7%

–Except Tata Consumer, all Nifty stocks in the green

– Metals stocks gain the most on China reopening plans, Nifty Metal rises 6%

–Auto Stocks Extend Gains; Tata engines, top winners from Maruti

–Refining of the cos gain on the increase in the GRM

–LIC starts soft on trading, closes at Rs 874 against an issue price of Rs 949

–Diagnostics stocks slide on growing competition; Dr Lal, Metropolis down 4% in two sessions

–ONGC among Nifty’s top gainers as crude oil prices rise

–Vedanta, Intellect, Hindustan Copper, L&T Tech, Nalco, Rain Industries are top midcap winners

–Market range firmly in favor of the bulls, advance-decline ratio at 7:1

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