Buy or sell stocks, March 17 -- The Indian stock market witnessed strong gains towards the end of the trading session on Monday, March 16, led by banking, financial, auto, and FMCG stocks, despite ongoing geopolitical concerns.

The Sensex closed 939 points, or 1.26%, higher at 75,502.85, while the Nifty 50 ended at 23,408.80, up 258 points, or 1.11%.

From its intraday low of 73,949.76, the 30-share index rebounded by 1,553 points, while the Nifty 50 surged over 450 points, or nearly 2%, from its day's low of 22,955.25.

On Monday, the Indian benchmark index Nifty 50 opened on a flat note at 23,116.10. During the first half of the session, the index declined and touched an intraday low of 22,955.25. In the second half, however, the marke...