Mumbai, April 8 -- Dalal Street staged a blistering rally on Wednesday, with benchmark indices rocketing nearly 4% as multiple powerful triggers fired in tandem. The Nifty ended near the 24,000 mark, extending its winning streak for a fifth straight session. The charge was led by a sharp surge in auto and private banking stocks, which turbocharged the upmove.

The rally gathered momentum as crude oil prices tumbled below $95 mark following a US-Iran ceasefire, cooling global risk jitters and igniting risk appetite. Strong global cues further amplified the bullish undertone. Adding to the tailwinds, the Reserve Bank of India held the repo rate steady at 5.25% with a neutral stance, reinforcing policy stability and bolstering investor confi...