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India's outperformance is on account of its economy, said Vikas Pershad of Veda Investments in an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18. He sees the Sensex at 20,000-21,000 levels by March 2011.

Yesterday was a strong day for markets on account of the helpful global cues. The Nifty closed below the 5,300 mark. Metals, banks, and oil and gas sector led the upmove.

Bharti most active

HCL Infosystems jumped 5.36% to Rs 118.90 at 09:06 IST on BSE after the company acquired a 60% stake in NTS Group, a leading IT services and solutions provider based in Dubai, involving an investment of about $6.5 million.

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