Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Domestic equity indices ended higher on Wednesday, snapping an eight-day losing streak, after the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5%. The Nifty closed above the 24,800 mark, led by gains in private banks and financial services stocks. Investor sentiment improved as the RBI announced pro-market measures and signalled a stronger macro outlook, with Governor Sanjay Malhotra highlighting a shift in growth-inflation dynamics since August. The central bank lowered its FY26 inflation forecast and raised its GDP growth projection.

The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 715.69 points or 0.89% to 80,983.31. The Nifty 50 index gained 225.20 points or 0.92% to 24,836.30. In the past eight trad...