New Delhi, March 16 -- The Indian stock market saw sharp gains towards the fag-end of the session on Monday, March 16, driven by banking, financial, auto, and FMCG stocks, even as geopolitical risks persist.

The Sensex ended 939 points, or 1.26%, higher at 75,502.85, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,408.80, gaining 258 points, or 1.11%.

From the day's low of 73,949.76, the 30-share pack jumped 1553 points, while the Nifty 50 rose by more than 450 points, or almost 2%, from its intraday low of 22,955.25.

The overall market capitalisation of the BSE-listed stocks rose to over Rs.431 lakh crore from Rs.430 lakh crore in the previous session, increasing investors' wealth by more than a lakh crore in a session.

Market benchmarks jumped on ...