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Other major gainers were Larsen & Toubro (up 0.97 percent), NTPC (up 0.82 percent) and Grasim Industries (up 0.78 percent).
However, bucking the trend, telecom giant Bharti Airtel plunged 3.28 percent on reports that it might have to further sweeten its proposed $24 billion mega-merger with South African MTN.
Sensex heavyweights Reliance Industries and ONGC also ended on a weak note, tumbling 0.11 percent and 0.47 percent respectively.
Other losers were Jaiprakash Associates (down 2.67 percent), Hindalco Industries (down 0.58 percent) and Sterlite Industries (down 0.25 percent).
In the broader market, second-rung stocks kept pace with the benchmarks with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indexes rising 0.74 percent and 1.05 percent to close up at 6216.99 and 7451.02 respectively.
All the sectoral indices closed in the green except Oil & Gas (down 0.03 percent). The biggest gainers were IT (up 1.91 percent), FMCG (up 1.63 percent) and Realty (up 1.02 percent).
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