New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Breakout stocks to buy or sell: The Indian stock market ended in gains, following a 25-basis-point rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the central bank's proposal for a Rs.1.45 lakh crore liquidity infusion through bond purchases and dollar-rupee swaps boosted domestic market sentiment.

The Sensex rose for the second straight session, closing 447 points higher (0.52%) at 85,712.37. The Nifty 50 also advanced, finishing at 26,186.45 with a gain of 153 points (0.59%). Meanwhile, the BSE Midcap index inched up 0.21%, but the Smallcap index declined by 0.67%.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that the Indian stock market sentiment is positive as the Nifty 50 index has surged near...