New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Indian stock markets on Monday ended higher, snapping a four-day losing streak. Nifty closed above 22,700 led by Pharma, Metal, Oil & Gas stocks. The market began the week on a negative note but staged a sharp recovery in early trade.
At close, the Sensex was up 482.92 points or 0.66 percent at 73,606.75, and the Nifty was up 153.20 points or 0.68 percent at 22,753.20. Nifty Midcap index added 1.2% and Smallcap index gained 1.4%.
On Nifty, the biggest gainers were Dr Reddy's Labs, BSE Limited, JSW Steel, Max Healthcare, Eternal, while losers included Shriram Finance, Tata Consumer, HDFC Life, Bajaj Finance and HDFC Bank.
Among the sectors, all other sectoral indices ended in the green except FMCG, media, consumer du...