Mumbai, June 27 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with minor gains today, marking the fourth consecutive day of gains, driven by strong foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows, global optimism, and the U.S. Federal Reserve signaling a softer policy outlook. The positive momentum persisted despite lingering global risks and concerns over upcoming tariff deadlines.

Oil & gas, pharma and PSU bank shares advanced while realty, consumer durables and IT shares declined. The Nifty settled above 25,600 level.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 303.03 points or 0.36% to 84,058.90. The Nifty 50 index rose 88.80 points or 0.35% to 25,637.80. In four consecutive trading sessions, the Sensex ...