New Delhi, March 20 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- clocked strong gains of over 1% each intraday on Friday, March 20, a day after crashing more than 3%.

The Nifty 50 rose more than 300 points, or 1.5%, to get closer to 23,350 during the session on short covering, largely driven by a decline in crude oil prices amid indications that the US-Iran war may be approaching its last leg.

Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea, Jaiprakash Power Ventures, Tata Silver Exchange Traded Fund, Tata Gold Exchange Traded Fund, HDFC Bank, Brainbees Solutions (Firstcry), Websol Energy System, YES Bank, Reliance Power, Nippon India Silver ETF, and Nippon India ETF Gold Bees were among the most traded stocks, or the most active stocks...