Stock market ends on positive note, Nifty closes above 25,700

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Indian stock market ended on a positive note, extending gains for a second consecutive session. Nifty closed above 25,700 amid volatility.

At close, the Sensex was up 479.95 points or 0.58 per cent at 83,294.66, and the Nifty was up 141.75 points or 0.55 per cent at 25,713.

The Nifty Midcap index declined 0.4 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap index edged up 0.3 per cent. The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to Rs 469 lakh crore from Rs 467 lakh crore in the previous session.

Among the sectors, most of the indices ended higher. Those on the gaining side were Nifty PSU Bank up by 1.36 per cent, Financial Services up by 0.87 per cent, Auto up by 0.83 per cent, and FMCG up by 0.70 per cent. Ni...