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March 19, 2026

SENSEX, NIFTY UP NEARLY 1% | BROAD-BASED RALLY LED BY MIDCAP, SMALLCAP

- ANJANA THERESE ANTONY

STOCKS STAGED ANOTHER comeback rally on Wednesday, extending their gains for a third straight session, amidst a slight fall in crude oil prices and reports of oil tankers arriving on Indian shores.

Both benchmark indices put on about a percentage point each. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 633.29 points or 0.83% to end the day at 76,704.13, while the broader NSE Nifty climbed 196.65 points or 0.83% to close the session at 23,777.80. The rally was fairly broad-based, with the BSE MidCap Select index jumping 2.39% and the SmallCap Select index going up by 1.59%. Investors’ wealth rose by₹5.70 lakh crore, as per data on the BSE

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