New Delhi, April 17 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extended their gains for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday, April 17, amid across-the-board buying and easing concerns over the impact of the ongoing trade war on the Indian economy.

Sensex closed 1,509 points, or 1.96 per cent, higher at 78,553.20, while the Nifty 50 settled with a gain of 414 points, or 1.77 per cent, at 23,851.65. The mid and small-cap segments underperformed as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended 0.56 per cent and 0.52 per cent higher, respectively.

Investors earned over Rs.4 crore in a day as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to over Rs.419 lakh crore from Rs.415 lakh crore in the previous session.More to ...