Stock market recap, July 3 -- Indian equities saw healthy buying across segments, which drove the benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, higher for the second consecutive session on Thursday, 2 July.

The Sensex ended at 77,502.12, rising 579 points, or 0.75%, while the Nifty 50 rose by 170 points, or 0.71%, to end at 24,175.70. The Nifty Midcap 100 index rose by 0.48%, while the Smallcap 100 index jumped 1.25%.

Over the last two sessions, the Sensex has climbed over 1,000 points, or 1.3%, while its NSE counterpart has risen by over 300 points, or 1.3%.

IT stocks hogged the limelight, with Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, and HCL Tech among the top gainers in the Sensex index.

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