Buy or sell, Oct. 5 -- The domestic benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, ended the session in positive territory, rebounding from a gap-down start on the back of strong recoveries in metal and banking stocks.

The Sensex advanced about 223 points, or 0.28 per cent, to close above 81,200, while the Nifty 50 added nearly 57 points, or 0.23 per cent, to settle around 24,894.

"The Nifty 50 closed the week higher by 0.97% at 24,894, with broader indices also registering healthy gains in the range of 2-5%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its policy meeting on Wednesday, October 1, maintained status quo on the repo rate at 5.5% and retained a 'neutral' policy stance, in line with Street expectations. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra highligh...