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Sensex up 221 pts; Nifty ends at 18,055; IT stocks drive gains

The domestic market indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex maintained their positive streak on Tuesday, 11 January to close in green. Nifty rose by 0.29 percent to end at 18,055.75 while Sensex closed 0.37 percent higher at 60,616.89. India VIX rose 0.45 percent to 17.76 levels.

In terms of sectoral indices, auto, FMCG, media, metal and pharma ended in red, while IT closed the day in the green.