New Delhi, April 20 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended with nominal gains on Monday, 20 April, as a jump in crude oil prices amid persisting uncertainties about the US-Iran conflict kept sentiment fragile.

The Sensex closed at 78,520.30, rising modestly by 27 points, or 0.03%, while the Nifty 50 ended at 24,364.85, gaining 11 points, or 0.05%. However, mid and small-cap segments ended in the red, underperforming the benchmarks. The Nifty Midcap 100 index slipped 0.18%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index dropped 0.45%.

As many as 31 stocks ended in the red in the Nifty 50 index, among which Jio Financial Services, Hindalco Industries, and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles ended as the top laggards.

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