Buy or sell stocks, April 6 -- Indian indices-the Sensex and Nifty 50-extended their gains for a second straight session on Thursday, April 2, closing in positive territory. The late-session buying helped lift markets despite weak global cues and a sharp rise in crude oil prices.

The Sensex settled 185 points, or 0.25%, higher at 73,319.55, recovering 1,774 points from its intraday low of 71,545.81. Similarly, the NSE's Nifty 50 rebounded 531 points from its day's low of 22,182.55 to finish at 22,713.10, up 34 points, or 0.15%.

On Thursday, the Nifty 50 opened on a weak note with a sharp gap-down at 22,383.40 and declined further to an intraday low of 22,182.55 during the first half of the session. In the latter half, strong buying inte...