Buy or sell stocks, April 2 -- The Indian stock market ended its two-day losing streak on Wednesday, April 1, as both the Sensex and Nifty 50 posted robust gains in line with positive global cues.

The Sensex climbed 1,187 points, or 1.65%, to close at 73,134.32, while the Nifty 50 advanced 348 points, or 1.56%, to settle at 22,679.40. Broader markets also performed strongly, with BSE midcap and small-cap indices rising by as much as 3%.

On Wednesday, the Nifty 50 opened on a strong note with a sharp gap-up at 22,899 and touched an intraday high of 22,941.30 during the first half of the session. However, in the latter half, the index witnessed profit booking, which dragged it down to an intraday low of 22,618.60. Despite the late-session...