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The Sensex is trading up by 0.27 per cent trading at 82,587 while the Nifty is also up by 0.30 per cent and is trading below the 25,400 level. 

August 20, 2024 - Broader Indices Show Strength as Financial and Banking Stocks Lead Market Upsurge

Sensex and Nifty climb as power, oil, and gas stocks surge.

With 1,289 shares rising on the NSE and 1,192 shares declining, the advance-decline ratio, which strongly favoured advances in the first half of the trading session, became neutral.

Broader indices also echoed the positive sentiment, with the Nifty Mid-cap index gaining 0.25 per cent and the Nifty Small-cap index advancing 0.38 per cent. However, market volatility, as measured by the India VIX, surged by 2.10 per cent, indicating a rise in market fluctuations.