New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Indian stock market witnessed broad-based buying on Monday, August 4, which helped benchmark indices-the Sensex and the Nifty 50-snap their two-day losing streak amid largely positive global cues and weakness in the US dollar.

The Sensex rose 419 points, or 0.52 per cent, to end at 81,018.72, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,722.75, up 157 points, or 0.64 per cent.

The mid and small-cap segments outperformed. The BSE Midcap index jumped 1.11 per cent, while the Smallcap index rose 0.76 per cent.

Widespread buying lifted the overall market capitalisation of firms listed on the BSE to nearly Rs.449 lakh crore from Rs.444.5 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by about Rs.4.5 lakh crore in a...