Stock market today, Jan. 28 -- The Indian stock market witnessed healthy buying across segments on Wednesday, January 28, largely driven by optimism over an India-EU free trade agreement.

Extending gains to the second consecutive session, the Sensex settled 487 points, or 0.60%, higher at 82,344.68, while the Nifty 50 closed the day at 25,342.75, rising 167 points, or 0.66%.

The mid and small-cap segments outperformed as the BSE Midcap 150 index jumped 1.69%, while the Smallcap 250 index surged 1.81%.

Strong gains in the market made investors richer by about Rs.6 lakh crore in a single session as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms jumped to nearly Rs.460 lakh crore from nearly Rs.454 lakh crore in the previous sessio...