Buy or sell stocks, Aug. 19 -- Following the positive outcome from the Trump-Putin meeting, GST reforms and optimistic hopes from the Trump-Zelensky meeting, the Indian stock market ended higher on Monday for the third straight session. The Nifty 50 index finished 245 points higher at 24,876, the BSE Sensex ended 676 points higher at 81,273, and the Bank Nifty index gained 393 points and closed at 55,734.

Sector-wise, Nifty Auto led the charge with a stellar gain of 4.18%, followed by Nifty Realty, which rose 2.17%, and Nifty Metal, up 1.86%. FMCG and PSU Bank indices also traded positively, advancing 1.2% and 0.4%, respectively. On the downside, Nifty IT dipped 0.57%, while Energy, Pharma, and Media sectors remained essentially flat. Br...