Buy or sell stocks, Oct. 3 -- On October 1st, key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market ended on a strong note, with the Nifty 50 index closing near 24,850 as markets digested the RBI's policy decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5%. Opening on a positive note, the index maintained its upward momentum through most of the session, with intraday dips being bought into, ultimately closing with healthy gains. Sentiment was further buoyed by the central bank's proposals on capital market lending and banking operations. The RBI outlined measures including an expansion of banks' capital market lending scope, greater operational flexibility for borrowers, and the removal of lending caps against listed securities.

At the close, th...