Buy or sell stocks, April 11 -- The Indian stock market witnessed a highly volatile week (April 6-10, 2026), but ended with strong gains, marking its best weekly performance in over 5 years. The Nifty 50 index surged from 22,713 to 24,050, recording a weekly gain of 1,337 points or close to 6%. The BSE Sensex shot up from 73,319 to 77,550, logging a weekly gain of 4,231 points or around 5.75%. Likewise, the Bank Nifty index went up from 51,548 to 55,912, clocking a weekly gain of 4,364 or around 8.50%.

The positive momentum was primarily driven by improving global sentiment amid hopes of further easing in Middle East tensions ahead of scheduled negotiations between the US and Iran. This led to cooling crude oil prices and supported risk ...