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FMCG major Hindustan Unilever gained 1.5 percent. Its parent company Unilever said underlying sales rose 3.8 percent as against expectations of 4.3 percent. Wipro, third largest software services exporter in India, up 1.3 percent ahead of June quarter earnings that will be announced in evening today. Analysts expect 1.44 percent growth in its dollar revenue. Shares of Infosys, Reliance Industries, ITC, HDFC Bank, L&T, State Bank of India, TCS and Tata Motors were other gainers, up 0.3-1 percent.

Shares of Infosys, Reliance Industries, ITC, HDFC Bank, L&T, State Bank of India, TCS and Tata Motors were other gainers, up 0.3-1 percent. However, Gail was the biggest loser in the Sensex, falling 2 percent followed by Dr Reddy’s Labs, Hero Motocorp, Axis Bank, Cipla and NTPC with marginal losses. Private oil & gas producer Cairn India was down nearly 7 percent after a 65 percent fall in bottomline during April-June quarter. Another concern was that the company has extended a loan of USD 1.25 billion (nearly Rs 7,500 crore) to its parent Vedanta for a two-year period as a part of the former's treasury operations.