New Delhi, June 22 -- Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, registered strong gains on Friday, June 20, despite rising tensions between Israel and Iran.

The Sensex began the session at 81,354.85, slightly lower than its previous close of 81,361.87, but surged by 1,133 points or 1.4% to touch an intraday high of 82,494.49. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 opened at 24,787.65 compared to its prior close of 24,793.25 and climbed 1.4% to reach an intraday peak of 25,136.20.

By the end of the trading day, the Sensex had advanced 1,046 points or 1.29% to close at 82,408.17, while the Nifty 50 ended 319 points or 1.29% higher at 25,112.40.

"Markets witnessed consolidation after the recent spell of subdued trend, as strong European c...