Benchmark indices ended higher for the fourth straight session on December 27 with Nifty closing above 21,600.At close, the Sensex was up 701.63 points or 0.98 percent at 72,038.43, and the Nifty was up 213.50 points or 1.00 percent at 21,654.80.

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