Benchmark domestic equity indices today surged over one and a half percent, amid broad-based buying and positive global cues after the US paused planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, soared 1,397 points, or 1.81 percent, to close at 78,584. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 rose 378 points, or 1.62 percent, to settle at 23,739. The broader market indices at BSE also ended with significant gains. The Mid-Cap index advanced over 1.3 percent, and the Small-Cap index gained 1.2 percent.