New Delhi, May 4 -- Market closed in green as Indian benchmark indices sustained opening momentum to end the first trading session of May with gains. The BSE Sensex finished the day at 77,269.40 points, marking an increase of 355.90 points or 0.46 per cent. The NSE Nifty 50 followed a similar trajectory, closing at 24,119.30 points, up by 121.75 points or 0.51 per cent.

Top gainers on the Nifty included Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises, Eicher Motors, Reliance Industries, and Jio Financial. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr. Reddy's, ONGC, and TCS were among the top losers.

Among sectors, metal, realty, infrastructure, and pharma rose by about 0.5-1 per cent. In contrast, IT, media, and PSU banks ended in the red. The broa...