More than 50 smallcaps rise between 10-34% as broader indices outperform
Among sectors, Nifty Defence index rose more than 3 percent, Nifty Metal index up 2.7 percent, Nifty Media gained 1 percent, however, Nifty PSU Bank shed nearly 1 percent, Nifty IT and Nifty Pharma declined 0.3% each.
