Stock market today, Oct. 28 -- Indian benchmark indices - Sensex and Nifty - regained momentum on Monday, October 27, after pausing their rally for a day. Optimism surrounding a potential US-China trade agreement and expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve lifted market sentiment.

The Sensex ended the session at 84,778.84, up 567 points or 0.67%, while the Nifty 50 advanced 171 points or 0.66% to close at 25,966.05. With this, both indices have logged gains in seven of the past eight trading sessions.

"Markets started the week on a positive note, reflecting the prevailing bullish bias after a brief pause. The Nifty opened higher and maintained its upward momentum throughout the day, eventually settling at 25,966, ...