August 18, 2026 07:42 am (IST)
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Firm global cues boost Indian markets on Wednesday
Mumbai, May 25 (IBNS) Firm global cues supported Indian markets which ended Wednesday on a positive note with the Sensex up 575.70 points to 25881.17 and Nifty up 186.05 points to 7934.90.
Strong buying in financial stocks as well as in capital goods, technology, power, energy, realty and auto aided in the market rally.
Some of the top gainers on Wednesday were ICICI Bank, Bhel, L&T, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, SBI, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Gail, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, NTPC and TCS.
Cipla was one of the key stocks that disappointed.
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