New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The Indian stock market extended its rally for the third straight session on Tuesday, with the benchmark Sensex surging above 84,300 level, and the Nifty 50 hovering near 26,000 level.

The Sensex was up 380.13 points, or 0.45%, at 84,445.88, while the Nifty 50 traded 113.75 points, or 0.44%, higher at 25,981.05. Bank Nifty index rose 79.70 points, or 0.13%, to 60,749.05.

Eternal, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Maruti Suzuki India were the top gainers among the Nifty 50 constituents, while Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Asian Paints and HCL Technologies were the top index losers.

In the previous session, Nifty 50 index had rallied 173.60 points, or 0.68%, to close at...