Stock Market Highlights: Sensex ends 221 points higher, Nifty tops 18,050; Vodafone Idea tumbles 21%

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Stock Market Highlights: Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 extended gains to a third straight day on Tuesday, led by IT, financial and oil & gas shares. However, losses in metal and consumer stocks limited the upside for both headline indices. Broader markets saw mild gains, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap indices finishing 0.1 percent higher each. Fears of an earlier-than-expected rate hike by the Fed to tackle inflation and increasing cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 kept investors on the back foot globally.

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