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Reliance Energy ended 2.9 percent up at a record close of Rs.2,584.15. Reliance Communications, which is also part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, added 4 percent to Rs.790.05, its highest close in more than two months.
Software services stocks, which get more than half of their revenue from the U.S., were down on fears that a recession in the world's biggest economy would lead to a cut in companies' spending on information technology infrastructure.
Infosys Technologies, which reports quarterly results on Friday, fell 3.4 percent to its lowest close since Dec. 19, and sector leader Tata Consultancy Services lost 2.9 percent to its lowest close since late November.
In the broader market, 1,564 gainers beat 1,341 losers on volume of nearly 757 million shares.
The 50-share NSE index edged up 0.08 percent to 6,279.10. It had hit a record high of 6,300.05 on Friday.
Elsewhere, Karachi's 100-share index fell 0.67 percent to 14,163.40, while Colombo's All Share index fell 0.87 percent to 2,488.55, its lowest close since late August.
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