New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Indian stock market witnessed healthy buying across sectors, with key indices ending on a positive note in line with upbeat global trends, on Wednesday, August 13.

The Sensex gained 304 points, or 0.38 per cent, to close at 80,539.91, while the Nifty 50 advanced 132 points, or 0.54 per cent, to settle at 24,619.35. Mid- and small-cap stocks outperformed the benchmarks, with the BSE Midcap rising 0.56 per cent and the BSE Smallcap climbing 0.58 per cent.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that Indian stock market is trading in a broader range of 24,300 to 24,650.

Speaking on the outlook of Indian stock market, Bagadia said, " Bullish or bearish trend can be assumed on the breakage of...