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Indian stock markets ended a five-day losing streak and ended on a high note on October 28, with the Nifty inching closer to 24,500 intraday amid buying across sectors including banking and metal stocks. At the close, the Sensex rose over 600 points to 80,005.04, and the Nifty rose over 150 points to finish above 24,300. Despite mixed global signals, Indian indices opened higher a positive note and extended their gains during the day. However, profits recorded at higher levels erased some of the intraday gains. Will bulls face resistance at 24,500? Among the stocks to watch, Federal Bank and Bharti Airtel will react to earnings and Maruti, Cipla, Adani Ports and Adani Enterprises are among the companies reporting earnings today. Meanwhile, Swiggy is expected to launch its $1.35 billion investment next week and has set its IPO price at Rs 390 at the high end. Catch Nandita Khemka in conversation with Feroze Azeez, Deputy CEO of Anand Rathi Wealth and Ruchit Jain, Senior Research Analyst at 5Paisa.