An across-the-board buying spree engulfed the Indian stock market on Thursday, May 15, lifting the benchmarks—the Sensex and the Nifty 50—by over 1 per cent each.

The Sensex closed 1,200 points, or 1.48 per cent, higher at 82,530.74, while the Nifty 50 ended with a gain of 395 points, or 1.60 per cent, at 25,062.10.

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