The broader indices rose between 1-2 percent and outperformed the main indices in the holiday shortened week amid buying across the sectors especially metal and banking names.

For the week, BSE Sensex index rose 780.71 points or 0.97 percent to finish at 81,207.17 and Nifty50 added 239.55 points or 0.97 percent to close at 24,894.25.

All the sectoral indices ended in the green with Nifty PSU Bank index rose more than 4 percent, Nifty Metal index gained 4 percent, Nifty Private Bank index jumped 2.5 percent, Nifty Defence Index rose 2.3 percent, Nifty Oil & Gas index added 2 percent.

"In the last truncated week, the benchmark indices witnessed a recovery from lower levels. The Nifty ended 0.97 percent higher, while the Sensex was up by 780 points. Among sectors, almost all major sectoral

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