Share market finished the day on a strong note

Share market in India finished the day on a strong note on hopes of an interest rate cut ahead of RBI's monetary policy.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed higher by 199 points, whereas the NSE Nifty finished higher by 60 points.

The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Small Cap both finished up by 1.1% & 0.9% respectively.

Barring metal stocks, all sectoral indices ended the day in green. Realty sector and FMCG stocks were among the top gainers on BSE.

ACC Ltd share price and Ambuja cement share price rallied 4% & 5% respectively today as LafargeHolcim is mulling merger of the two companies.

Here is a list of BSE gainers today.

The rupee was trading at Rs 67.19 against the US$ in the afternoon session. Oil prices were trading at US$ 53.89 at the time of writing share market news.

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