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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Sensex jumps 580 points, Nifty closes above 24,150 as IT stocks outperform; oil prices near $70/barrel

The Indian stock market closed in the deep green on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty rising more than 0.7% each as oil prices crashed to $70 per barrel.

Sensex jumped nearly 580 points to close at 77,502, while Nifty 50 jumped around 170 points to end the session at 24,176. This came as India VIX, which measures market volatility, tumbled nearly 8% to 12.22.

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