Domestic equity indices ended Thursday’s session on a positive note, driven by value buying in IT, metal, and PSU bank stocks. The pharma sector also received strong support after the Donald Trump administration clarified that it does not plan to impose tariffs on generic drug imports from overseas. The Nifty Pharma index surged 228 points, or 1.05 per cent, during the session.

The Sensex closed at 82,172.10, up 398.44 points, or 0.49 per cent. The 30-share index opened higher at 81,900, compared with the previous day’s close of 81,773.66, and gained momentum to touch an intraday high of 82,247.73 amid broad-based buying. The Nifty ended at 25,181.80, up 135 points, or 0.54 per cent.

Top gainers from the Sensex basket included Tata Steel, HCL Tech, Ultratech Cement, BEL, Sun Pharma, Eter

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