Sensex gains 485 points, Nifty 50 ends above 25,700; what drove the Indian stock market higher? 5 key factors explained

The Sensex ended 485 points, or 0.58 per cent, up at 83,952.19, while the Nifty 50 ended at 25,709.85, up 125 points, or 0.49 per cent. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.43 per cent and 0.49 per cent, respectively. Stock market today: Extending gains to a third consecutive session, Indian…

Nifty tests 23,200 as rally enters fourth day on broad-based buying

Following a brief spell in the red, the midcap 100 and smallcap 100 indices clawed backed in the positive with gains of about 0.7 percent each.   Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex closed sharply higher on March 20, extending their winning streak as a broad-based rally lifted all sectoral indices over 1 percent. IT stocks…