Mumbai, April 2 -- The headline equity benchmarks ended with significant gains today, breaking a two-day losing streak. The Nifty ended above the 23,300 level. All sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the green, with realty, consumer durables and FMCG stocks gaining the most.

As per provisional closing, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 592.93 points or 0.78% to 76,617.44. The Nifty 50 index jumped 166.65 points or 0.72% to 23,332.35.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.38% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.99%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,857 shares rose and 1,093 shares fell. A total of 135 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of...