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Krishna Institute of Medical Science Ltd ( KIMS) surged 5.22 per cent after it announced strong Q3 results yesterday. The Hyderabad based hospital reported a jump of 72 per cent in net profit at Rs 82.22 crore on YoY basis.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers stock surged 20 per cent after it announced that it will purchase 9.24 acres of land in suburban Kandivali, in Mumbai from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd for residential development on a base consideration of Rs 365 crore. The stock logged its 52-week high at today’s closing price of Rs 321.50 apiece.

Gains across sectors gave impetus to the headline indices higher with auto and financials showing strength. The gains extended to broader market with BSE 500 gaining 1.09 per cent or 256 points to close at 23861.29 

Abbott India, Laxmi Machine Works and Sundaram Clayton were among the day’s movers on BSE 500

The broader markets  largely ended the day in red with  BSE 500 closing at 23605.06 with a marginal loss of 25 points or 0.11per cent  . The faovoured sectors were  Metal  and  Energy  while the day’s laggards were led by Reality , Infrastructure and CPSE sector.

The day’s movers which gave a breather to the falling market are CreditAccess Grameen, Interglobe Aviation and NLC India.

Among the sectoral indices, Banking and Financials and Capital Goods were the biggest losers as losses extended to most sectors barring Utilities led by Adani Group while HDFC twins bore the brunt of the bears. BSE 500 closed at 23630 with a loss of 336 points or 1.4 per cent.