New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 closed higher on Tuesday, marking their fourth straight session of gains, despite mixed global signals.

The upward momentum in domestic equities was tempered by profit booking ahead of the Q2 earnings season.

The Sensex advanced 137 points, or 0.17 per cent, to finish at 81,926.75, while the Nifty 50 inched up 31 points, or 0.12 per cent, to settle at 25,108.30. Among broader markets, the BSE Midcap index rose 0.45 per cent, whereas the Smallcap index slipped 0.15 per cent.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that Indian stock market bias is cautiously positive as the Nifty 50 index is facing hurdle at 24,200 to 24,250 ...