Indian stock market, March 25 -- After taking billions out of Indian markets through exchanges, overseas investors shifted their stance on the world's fifth-largest market in March, slowing down their pace of selling and turning into net buyers. This helped the Indian stock market to take a breather after being put under pressure for months by sustained outflows.

Over the last three trading sessions, they remained net buyers, infusing Rs.3,055 crore on Monday, Rs.7,470 crore on Friday, and Rs.3,239 crore on Thursday, taking the three-day cumulative gain to Rs.13,746 crore.

This strong buying momentum has brought the much-needed cheer to Indian markets, causing the Nifty 50 and Sensex to log over 7% gains in March so far, marking their b...