Buy or sell stocks, June 6 -- Ahead of the weekly expiry, the Indian stock market ended higher on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index ended 130 points higher at 24,750, the BSE Sensex finished 443 points upside at 81,442, while the Bank Nifty index added 84 points and closed at 55,760. Eternal, Trent and Dr Reddy were major gainers on the Nifty, while major losers were IndusInd Bank, Tata Consumer, and Axis Bank. Trading volumes on the NSE cash market were higher by 6% compared to Wednesday's session.

The Mid-cap and the Small-cap indices continued to outperform the benchmark. The Nifty Mid-cap 100 Index rose by 0.53%, while the Nifty Small-cap 100 Index surged by 0.96%. Nifty small-cap index continued its upward journey for the fourth day to c...