New Delhi, April 22 -- India's key stock market indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50, continued their upward momentum for a fifth straight session on Monday, April 21, driven by broad-based buying despite mixed signals from global markets.

The Sensex ended the day at 79,408.50, gaining 855 points or 1.09%, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,125.55, rising 274 points or 1.15%.

Over the course of these five consecutive sessions of gains, the Sensex has surged by 5,561 points, or 7.5%, while the Nifty 50 has climbed 1,726 points, or 7.7%. During this period, investors' wealth has increased by approximately Rs.32 lakh crore.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that the Indian stock market sentiment is bullish, as the N...