New Delhi, March 5 -- The Indian stock market on Thursday ended higher, supported by strong buying in key sectors like metals, infrastructure, energy and auto stocks.
At close, Sensex rose 900 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 80,015, while the Nifty gained 285 points, or 1.17 per cent, to settle at 24,765.
On Nifty, Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer, rising 4.52%, Larsen & Toubro gained 4.02%, Hindalco Industries climbed 3.60 %, NTPC rose 3.35% and Reliance Industries by 3.30%.
Further, Coal India also gained 3.27%, and Bharat Electronics, Shriram Finance, JSW Steel and InterGlobe Aviation advanced between about 2.7% and 2.9%.
On the losing side were Tech Mahindra, as the biggest loser, falling 1.32%. HCL Tech declined 0.73%, ICICI Bank...