New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Breakout stocks to buy or sell: The Indian stock market closed with solid gains on Thursday, October 9, supported by broad-based buying across sectors ahead of the September-quarter earnings season kickoff. IT heavyweight Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported its second quarter earnings on Thursday.

The Sensex rose 398 points, or 0.49 per cent, to finish at 82,172.10, while the Nifty 50 index advanced 136 points, or 0.54 per cent, to close at 25,181.80. The BSE Midcap index gained 0.75 per cent, and the Smallcap index ended 0.18 per cent higher.

Markets are currently centered on Q2 earnings, which are anticipated to be relatively subdued. However, analysts expect strong earnings growth in the second half of the ...