New Delhi, June 18 -- The Indian stock market ended Thursday's session, June 18, on a positive note as gains in financial and auto stocks, along with strength in crude-sensitive sectors, offset weakness in technology shares.

Both benchmark indices-the Nifty 50 and the Sensex-closed with gains of more than 0.40%, extending their winning streak to a second consecutive session. The broader markets also ended higher, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices advancing 0.40% and 0.47%, respectively.

Most major sectoral indices finished in the green, while Nifty IT emerged as the sole laggard, falling more than 1% after US Federal Reserve policymakers signalled the possibility of a rate hike later this year despite keeping inte...