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Nifty added 0.6% or 111 points to end at 18,608, while Sensex climbed 402 points or 0.65% and settled at 62,533. Sectorally, public sector banks continued their winning run and added another 4%, while FMCG and Realty packs ended in the red.

Brokerages remain mixed on the issue. A few suggest subscribing to the issue, citing its strong business model and growth prospects, whereas others suggest avoiding it, citing rich valuations and high debt.

Key additions by MFs in November were in HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Archean Chemical, whereas they trimmed holdings in ICICI Bank, HCL Technologies and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

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“The economy as a whole is firing on all cylinders and balance sheets have got cleaned up. That is rubbing off on the numbers of banks. When it comes to IT, margins have bottomed out and there could be some volume slowdown as we move into FY23. But valuations also have come off. So, anywhere between 1-1.5 PEG for IT as a whole would be a case for decent investment in IT stocks.”

The Nikkei ended the day up 0.4% at 27,954.85, after hitting a high of 28,116.56, a level not seen since Dec. 1, but then gradually pared those gains during the morning session and traded mostly sideways in the afternoon.

A total of 12,079 shares changed hands on the counter till 02:06PM (IST).

"Based on how macro things play out, we expect Nifty to trade in a range from 17K-20K. In our base case we value Nifty at 21.5x near +1SD to its long-term average with a target of 19.5K," BofA analyst Amish Shah said in a report.

On the technical charts, the RSI of the stock stood at 60.73.