Indian benchmark indices extended their winning streak for the third consecutive session on July 3, with Nifty finishing above 24,250 supported by buying in IT, pharma, metal and realty stocks.

After a firm start, the benchmarks extended their gains as the session progressed, with the Nifty 50 climbing to an intraday high of 24,378.15. However, profit booking in the second half of the session trimmed some of the intraday gains, though ending in positive territory.

At close, the Sensex was up 261.79 points or 0.34 percent at 77,763.91, and the Nifty was up 95.15 points or 0.39 percent at 24,270.85.

For the week, the BSE Sensex and Nifty added nearly 1% each.

The broader indices underperformed with Nifty midcap index ended marginally lower while smallcap index finished on flat note.