New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Indian Stock Markets on Tuesday extended their pullback for the second consecutive session. Nifty reclaimed the 22,700 mark and the Sensex gained over 600 points. The markets movement was supported by broad-based buying and positive global cues.
At close, the Sensex was up 685.34 points or 0.95 percent at 73,067.81, and the Nifty was up 220.35 points or 0.98 percent at 22,776.10. Nifty Midcap index rose 1 percent and Smallcap index added 1.5 percent.
Among the sectors, Nifty Realty Index fell 0.7%, Nifty IT index shed 0.6% and Nifty PSU Bank index declined 0.3%. On the other hand, Nifty Bank, Consumer Durable, Energy, Infra, Media, FMCG, Metal, Pharma, Oil & Gas and Private Bank, Telecom up 0.5-2%.
On Nifty, the majo...