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Equity indices on Thursday gave up the modest gains of the session to close the August F&O series on a muted note.
The BSE Sensex ended up 39 points at 39l,113 while the Nifty 50 too ended flat with a gain of 9 points at 11,559.
The Nifty Realty index was the top sectoral gainer, ending 6.2 per cent higher. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Auto and Nifty Pharma were the other sectoral gainers, ending with gains of over 1 per cent each.
The sectoral laggards were the Nifty FMCG and Nifty IT indices, ending 0.3 per cent and 0.1 per cent lower respectively.
The market breadth was positive, with 917 stocks gaining while 888 stocks declined.
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