Stock markets rally for 6th straight day

At close, the Sensex was up 1,078.87 points or 1.4 percent at 77,984.38, and the Nifty was up 307.95 points or 1.32 percent at 23,658.35

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Stock market extended the previous week's rally, rising over 1 per cent with Nifty hitting 23,700, intraday. Buying was seen across the sectors.

At close, the Sensex was up 1,078.87 points or 1.4 per cent at 77,984.38, and the Nifty was up 307.95 points or 1.32 per cent at 23,658.35.

Throughout the trading session, Nifty reached a high of 23,708.75 and a low of 23,451.75 while Sensex traded within the range of 78,107.23 and 77,179.35.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices added more than 1 per cent each.

On Nifty, the top gainers were Kotak Mahindra Bank (4.67 per cent), NTPC (4.45 per cent), State Bank of India (3.66 per cent), Tech Mahindra (3.51 per cent), and Power Grid Corporation of India (3.09 per cent).