New Delhi, March 21 -- Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, continued trading in the positive territory for the fifth consecutive session on Friday, March 21, with financial stocks leading from the front.

The Sensex jumped 600 points, or 0.80 per cent, while the Nifty 50 also logged a gain of 0.80 per cent to surpass the 23,350 level during the session.

In these five sessions, the Sensex has soared over 3,000 points and Nifty has jumped over 4 per cent despite persisting global uncertainty.

More to come.

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