Stock market recap, March 6 -- The Indian stock market saw strong buying interest on 5 March, largely driven by short covering after a sharp sell-off that had dragged benchmark indices down about 4% in just a few days.

The Sensex jumped 900 points, or 1.14%, to close at 80,015.90. Its NSE counterpart, the Nifty 50, rose 1.17% to end at 24,765.90.

Buying was broad-based across the market. The BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 1.44%, while the BSE 250 SmallCap Index climbed 1.38%.

The rebound came amid short covering and reports that Iran had made conditional offers to the US. Mint could not independently verify these reports.

Buy: Hindalco Industries Ltd (current price: Rs.955)

Buy: Astra Microwave Products Ltd (current price: Rs.1,034)

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