Stock Market Today, Feb. 1 -- Markets on Friday continued adding to their past few session gains. The benchmark Nifty 50 Index and the S&P BSE Sensex ended at 23,508.4 and 77,500.57, respectively, with gains of 1.11% and 0.97%. The Bank Nifty gained 0.6% to 49,587.20, and all sectors led by energy, FMCG, and realty ended in the green. The broader markets, as mid- and Small caps, also ended with gains of close to 2%.

The underlying trend of Nifty remains strong. Having surpassed the hurdle of 23500 levels, bulls could advance towards another resistance of 23800 levels in a short period of time. Immediate support is at 23400 levels., said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities.

FOr Bank Nifty a breakout above...