Stock market today, July 30 -- Indian benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended with strong gains on Wednesday, July 29, supported by robust buying in banking and IT heavyweight stocks.

The Sensex jumped 889 points, or 1.16%, to settle at 77,654.60, while the Nifty 50 advanced 265 points, or 1.10%, to close at 24,250.20.

However, the market is likely to open on a muted note as trends in the Gift Nifty index signalled a negative start on Thursday, 30 July. Gift Nifty was trading near the 24,330 mark, up over 19 points from the previous close of Nifty futures.

"Indian equity markets are expected to open on a cautious note, with a mixed global backdrop likely to keep investor sentiment guarded. Wall Street ended sharply lower ...