Buy or sell stocks, Feb. 1 -- The Indian stock markets closed in the green for the fourth consecutive session as hopes over the government continuing to invest in the nation's capex rise among stock market investors. The Nifty 50 index closed 1.11 per cent higher at 23,508.40 points, compared to 23,249.50 points.

The BSE Sensex closed 0.97 per cent higher at 77,500.57 points after Friday's market session, compared to 76,759.81 points at the previous market close.

Vaishali Parekh, Vice President of Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher, said the Nifty 50 crossed the 23,500 zone ahead of the budget market session on February 1. The index needs to breach above the 24,000 zone is necessary to anticipate a further rise. Parekh estimates ...