Buy or sell stocks, Feb. 18 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extended their rally for a second straight session on Tuesday, February 17, supported by gains in select heavyweights such as ITC, Bharat Electronics Limited, and Infosys. The Sensex closed at 83,450.96, up 174 points, or 0.21%, while the Nifty 50 advanced 43 points, or 0.17%, to settle at 25,725.40.

On Tuesday, the Nifty 50 traded with a mildly positive bias and witnessed intraday volatility but managed to hold above the 25,700 zone and closed at 25,725, indicating sustained buying interest on dips and gradual stabilisation after recent choppy sessions.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that Nifty's inability to reclaim the 26,00...