New Delhi, March 20 -- Extending gains to the fourth consecutive session, frontline indices the Sensex and the Nifty 50 closed with solid gains on Thursday, March 20, on across-the-board buying.

The Sensex rose 899 points, or 1.19 per cent, to close at 76,348, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,190.65, up 283 points, or 1.24 per cent.

The BSE Midcap index ended 0.61 per cent higher, and the Smallcap index rose 0.73 per cent.

Investors earned over Rs.3 lakh crore in a day as the overall market capitalisation of the BSE-listed firms jumped to over Rs.408 lakh crore from Rs.405 lakh crore in the previous session.

The Sensex and the Nifty have gained 3.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent, respectively, in the last four sessions.

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