WIRE — Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started today's trading session on a positive note as investors weigh an increasingly supportive domestic backdrop against mixed global cues. While the 30-share BSE Sensex gained 201.43 points or 0.25 per cent to start the session at 78,782.43, the Nifty gained 16.35 points to open at 24,641. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 78,581 and the Nifty 50 at 24,624.65. Similarly, the broader indices traded mixed in the early trading session. While the BSE Midcap Select Index was down by 30.47 points, the BSE Smallcap Select Index added 40.18 points or 0.45 per cent, to trade in the green at 9,008.28. 

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