New Delhi, May 7 -- Indian stock market ended with decent gains on Wednesday, May 7, shrugging off concerns over rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Benchmark Sensex opened nearly 700 points lower at 79,948.80 after India announced it carried out Operation Sindoor, which targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, but soon reversed quickly, rising over 200 points to an intraday high of 80,844.63.

The Sensex finally closed at 80,746.78, up 106 points, or 0.13 per cent. The NSE counterpart Nifty 50 settled at 24,414.40, up 35 points, or 0.14 per cent. The mid and small-cap segments outperformed significantly. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose 1.36 per cent and 1.16 per cent, respect...