Sensex ends 790 points higher, Nifty above 23,600; IT stocks tumble

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Benchmark stock market indices ended sharply higher on Thursday, extending gains for a second straight session, as optimism around progress in US-China trade talks and strong earnings in select heavyweights lifted investor sentiment despite the rupee hitting another record low.The S&P BSE Sensex