New Delhi, May 21 -- Broad-based buying helped Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, snap their three-day losing streak on Wednesday, May 21, led by gains in select heavyweights such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Bharti Airtel.

The Sensex closed 410 points, or 0.51 per cent, higher at 81,596.63, while the Nifty 50 ended 130 points, or 0.52 per cent, up at 24,813.45. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose by 0.90 per cent and 0.51 per cent, respectively.

The cumulative market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to Rs.441 lakh crore from Rs.438 lakh crore in the previous session, thus making investors richer by about Rs.3 lakh crore in a single session.

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