New Delhi, April 21 -- The Indian stock market rallied on Monday, extending its bull run for the fifth consecutive session amid buying in banks, IT, energy and auto stocks. The benchmark Sensex jumped more than 600 points, while the Nifty 50 surpassed 24,000 level. Rally in banking stocks led the Nifty Bank index to hit record highs.

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