Stock market today: Sensex jumps 500 points, Nifty 50 closes above 24,400; investors earn ₹2 lakh crore in a day

The Sensex ended 521 points, or 0.67%, higher at 78,285, while the Nifty 50 closed at 24,430, up 160 points, or 0.66%. The mid and small-cap segments also rose. The Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 indices closed with decent gains of 0.45% and 0.75%, respectively.