Stock market today, Aug. 20 -- The benchmark Nifty 50 index continued its positive momentum for the second day in a row, gaining 0.40% to end at 24,980.65 on Tuesday. The Bank Nifty gained 0.23% to 55,865.15, while Auto, Oil & Gas, and FMCG led gains for most other sectors with the exception of Pharma, which ended lower. In the broader indices, the mid- and small-caps ended 0.7-1.0% higher.

The benchmark Nifty 50 Index ended just short of the psychological hurdle of 25K mark. The experts, such as Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities, said that one may expect Nifty to move up further in the short term and could reach the upside target of 25300 in the near term. Immediate support is placed at 24850, as per S...