Mumbai, Nov. 17 -- The headline equity indices ended with modest gains today, extending their winning streak to a sixth straight session, as investors cheered fresh support measures from the Reserve Bank of India aimed at exporters affected by recent tariff disruptions. The positive momentum reflects market optimism over the RBI's interventions to ease pressures on trade, boosting sentiment across key sectors. The Nifty ended above the 26,000 level.

All the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the green with PSU Bank, Auto and consumer duralbles shares gaining the most.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 388.17 points or 0.46% to 84,950.95. The Nifty 50 index rallied 103.40 points or 0.40% ...