New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- After an 8-day consecutive decline on Dalal Street, bulls finally took charge during Monday's trading session on February 17, pushing the front-line indices into positive territory. Although both Nifty 50 and Sensex began the session in the red, a significant rebound in financials, along with strong contributions from pharma stocks, provided much-needed relief and a boost for the markets.

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a gain of 0.13% at 22,970, while the Sensex closed at 75,996 marking a 0.08% increase from the previous close. Mid-cap and small-cap stocks, which had been under significant selling pressure in recent sessions, also managed to end higher.

The Nifty midcap 100 index rose by 0.39% to 49,849, and t...