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Why the market moved

Indian markets closed higher on Wednesday, with the NIFTY 50 gaining 0.63% and the SENSEX rising 0.50%, while broader markets outperformed — the NIFTY Midcap 100 climbed 1.55% and the NIFTY Smallcap 100 surged 2.00%. Media, Capital Goods, and Realty were the strongest sectors, while IT stocks weighed on the market, with Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Technologies among the top Nifty 50 losers. Bharat Electronics, Adani Enterprises, and Titan were the standout gainers on the Nifty 50, and market breadth was positive with 36 of 50 stocks advancing. Foreign institutional investors were net buyers the previous session at Rs 6,836.81 crore, while domestic institutional investors were net sellers at Rs 3,678.85 crore; the exact cause of Wednesday's moves is not fully clear from available data, though the fall in India VIX to 15.27 suggests reduced anxiety among market participants.

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