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Sensex gains 226 points, IT scrips shine but autos drag

Equity frontline indices traded firm on August 23 led by gains in IT and financial stocks. At the closing bell, the BSE SandP Sensex was up by 226 points or 0.41 per cent at 55,556 while the Nifty 50 rose by 46 points or 0.28 per cent to 16,496.