Indian benchmark indices started the session on March 5 on a mildly positive note but managed to extend early gains, breaking away from the first-ever 10-day losing streak for the Nifty.

In these 10 days, the index has fallen almost 4 per cent. The Nifty 50 ended with a mild loss of 37 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 22,082.65, while the Sensex settled at 72,989.93, down 96 points ...