Closing Bell: Market bounces back; Sensex gains 2.5%, Nifty ends above 7,800 Updated : March 24, 2020 03:46 PM IST The Sensex ended 693 points higher at 26,674.03 while the Nifty gained 191 points to end at 7,801. Nifty Midcap index also recovered from day's low to end 1 percent higher, however, Nifty Smallcap settled in the red, down 1 percent.