New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, clocked strong gains on Monday, February 2, snapping their two-day losing run.

The Sensex closed at 81,666.46, rising 944 points, or 1.17%, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,088.40, up 263 points, or 1.06%. The mid and small-cap indices, which were in the red for most of the day, also ended higher. The BSE 150 MidCap Index rose by 0.86%, while the BSE 250 SmallCap Index climbed 0.28%.

The across-segment buying lifted the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms to Rs.455 lakh crore from Rs.450.6 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by about Rs.4.4 lakh crore in a day.

The domestic market saw healthy gains on Monday as in...