Stock market today, May 19 -- Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 closed marginally higher on Monday, May 18, recovering sharply from the day's lows amid buying interest in select heavyweight stocks.

The Sensex, which had plunged over 1,000 points intraday, rebounded more than 1,100 points to finish in positive territory. Similarly, the Nifty 50 hit an intraday low of 23,317 before recovering over 300 points from the day's bottom. The 30-share Sensex ended 77 points, or 0.10%, higher at 75,315.04, while the Nifty 50 edged up 6 points, or 0.03%, to settle at 23,649.95.

However, the market is likely to continue its gaining streak as trends in the Gift Nifty index signalled a positive opening on Tuesday. Gift Nifty was trading near the 2...