Buy or sell stocks, Oct. 16 -- The key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market ended on a firm footing on October 15, with the Nifty closing above the 25,300 mark. The market staged a rebound after two sessions of decline, aided by dovish remarks from the Fed Chair on interest rates and indications of a possible pause in quantitative tightening, which buoyed global risk sentiment. At the close, the Sensex rose 575.45 points, or 0.70%, to 82,605.43, while the Nifty 50 gained 178.05 points, or 0.71%, to settle at 25,323.55.

Barring the Media index, all sectoral indices finished in the green, led by a robust 3% rally in Realty stocks. Power, Consumer Durables, PSU Bank, Metal, and Telecom indices advanced between 1% and 2%, signalling ...