Buy or sell stocks, March 7 -- Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 settled higher after a choppy session driven by gains in heavyweight Reliance Industries and metal stocks, while a drop in crude oil prices also aided sentiment. US President Donald Trump softened stand on tariffs which supported global cues.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied nearly 610 points to reclaim the 74,000 mark and settled at 74,340.09, while Nifty advanced 207.40 points to close above 22,500. Sensex marked its second straight day of gains. During the day, it surged 660.57 points to hit a high of 74,390.80. The broader 50-share barometer jumped 219.15 points or 0.98 per cent to hit an intraday high of 22,556.45.

Broader markets closed higher, with the B...