Bulls are back! Supported by short covering ahead of F&O expiry, Sensex snapped a 3-day losing streak and recouped most of the losses made in the last two sessions but we are still far off from record highs.

Nifty50 is back above 11,700 which is a positive sign. Ease in crude oil prices also helped the sentiment, but it is still trading near 2019 highs.

The broader markets underperformed the benchmark with BSE Midcap and Smallcap ending with gains of 0.4 percent each.