Indian stock market, Feb. 22 -- Both market indices - Sensex and Nifty - bounced back with solid gains on Friday, February 20, a day after posting sharp declines of more than 1% in the previous session.

The 30-share Sensex rose 317 points, or 0.38%, to close at 82,814.71, while the Nifty 50 advanced 117 points, or 0.46%, to settle at 25,571.25.

On Friday, the Nifty 50 recovered sharply and closed higher by 116.90 points at 25,571, rebounding after the previous session's decline, which had created short-term pressure on the index. The recovery indicates strong dip-buying interest near lower levels, especially around the 25,400 zone, where demand emerged after yesterday's fall. Despite intraday volatility, the index managed to stabilize a...