Mumbai, Dec. 11 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with decent gains today, snapping a three-day losing streak as sentiment improved following the US Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate cut, which helped offset broader selling pressure and lifted key indices back into positive territory.

The Nifty settled near the 25,900 level. Auto, metal and pharma shares advanced while media and oil & gas shares declined.

As per provisional closing data, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 426.86 points or 0.51% to 84,818.13. The Nifty 50 index added 140.55 points or 0.55% to 25,898.55. In the past three trading sessions, the Nifty and Sensex declined 1.04% and 1.10%, respectively.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.79% and the ...