New Delhi, June 27 -- The Indian stock market extended its gains for the third consecutive session on Thursday, June 26. The Nifty 50 climbed 304 points, or 1.21 per cent, to settle at a nine-month high of 25,549.

Meanwhile, the Sensex advanced by 1,003 points, also up 1.21 per cent, closing at 83,759 - a level last witnessed in October 2024. With this rally, both benchmarks are now just 2.3 per cent short of their September highs.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that Indian stock market sentiment has turned positive as the Nifty 50 index has broken above the hurdle placed at 25,250 levels.

Speaking on the outlook of Indian stock market, Bagadia said, " The key benchmark index is now heading for 25,800 in...