New Delhi, March 19 -- Led by gains in shares of select heavyweights, including HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries, Indian stock market benchmarks - the Sensex and the Nifty 50- closed in the green for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, March 19.

The Sensex closed 148 points, or 0.20 per cent, higher at 75,449.05, while the Nifty 50 reclaimed the 22,900 mark, ending at 22,907.60, up 73 points, or 0.32 per cent.

While the benchmarks ended with modest gains, the mid- and small-cap segments vaulted. The BSE Midcap index jumped 2.28 per cent, and the Smallcap index rose 2.17 per cent.

Thanks to solid gains in the second-rung indices, investors pocketed about Rs.5 lakh crore in a single session as the overall market capitalisation o...