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Sensex Ends 87 Points Higher As Markets Extend Losses To Second Day: Highlights

Gains in banking, automobile, metal and pharmaceutical sectors pushed the markets higher
Gains in banking, automobile, metal and pharmaceutical sectors pushed the markets higher

Domestic stock markets jumped on Monday amid buying across most sectors and gains in Asian peers. The S&P BSE Sensex index climbed as much as 386.61 points to touch 38,513.69 during the session, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark moved to as high as 11,420.45, up 115.4 points from the previous close. Gains in banking, automobile, metal and pharmaceutical sectors pushed the markets higher, however losses in IT shares capped the upside amid a volatile session. The NSE's India Vix index - which gauges the market's expectation of volatility in the near term - rose as much as 4.80 per cent. The stock markets however gave up most of those gains by the end of the session. 

Here are latest updates on the movement in domestic stock markets (Sensex and Nifty) today: