New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The stock market on Friday ended higher for the second consecutive session tracking positive global cues.

At close, the Sensex rose 450 points, or 0.53%, to 85,267.66 while the Nifty 50 gained 148 points, or 0.57%, to 26,046.95. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose 1.14% and 0.65%, respectively.

The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to over Rs 470 lakh crore from Rs 466.6 lakh crore in the previous session.

On Nifty, shares of Tata Steel up by 3.38%, Hindalco Industries up by 3.26%, and Eternal up by 2.37% ended as the top gainers. While on the other hand, Hindustan Unilever (1.80%), Max Healthcare Institute (0.73%), and Sun Pharma (0.72%) ended as the top losers in the index.

Among the sectors, Nifty Metal jumped 2.63%, ending as the t

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