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Listen to this article in summarized format The Sensex gained 685.34 points, or 0.95%, to close at 73,067.81, while the Nifty 50 advanced 220.35 points, or 0.9%, to settle at 22,776.10. Markets will look to the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy announcement on Wednesday for further direction, said Sunny Agrawal, head-fundamental research, SBI Securities. RBI is expected to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, the first increase since February 2023, according to an ET poll. The broader markets ended higher, with the Nifty Midcap 150 index rising 1.03% and the Nifty Smallcap 250 index gaining 1.4%. India VIX, the market's volatility gauge, declined 8.03%. Read more: How a 9-year-old Warren Buffett learnt a lesson on compounding by rolling snowballs on the lawn of his Nebraska home Financials, banks and private bank indices rose 0.6-1.1%. Axis Bank gained 1.4%, while Kotak Mahindra Bank surged 3.8% after both lenders reported growth in quarterly advances and deposits. Within the Nifty stocks, Trent, BSE and Kotak Mahindra Bank emerged as the top gainers. Coal India, Tech Mahindra and Max Healthcare faced selling pressure and were the key laggards. Among sectoral indices, Nifty IT, PSU Banks and realty were losers, while the remaining indices ended higher. Chemicals, pharma, oil and gas and FMCG emerged as the major outperformers. Read more: Why junk bonds deliver equity-like returns but with far inferior volatility, explains Saurabh Mukherjea On the BSE, of the 4,623 shares that traded, 2,768 advanced, 1,619 declined and 236 remained unchanged. Foreign portfolio investors were net sellers of equities worth ₹2,961 crore on Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors were net buyers to the tune of ₹5,088 crore. (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price
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