Stock market closed: The market closed strongly before the weekly expiry. The Nifty closed above 18,000 for the first time since January 24. Nifty closed up 86 points at 18,016, Nifty Bank up 83 points at 41,731 and Sensex closed up 243 points at 61,275. Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 37 closed in the green and 13 in the red. Out of 12 shares of Nifty Bank, 8 closed in green and 4 in red. Buying in 13 stocks of Sensex, while selling in 17. Today buying was seen in Realty, IT, Auto shares. The pressure was seen in FMCG, Pharma shares. Infra, metal indices closed with gains.
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