Stock Markets Bounce Back After Two Days of Decline; Sensex Jumps 444 Points

Benchmark indices gain amid positive global equities and lower crude oil prices

Stock Markets Bounce Back After Two Days of Decline; Sensex Jumps 444 Points
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  • Sensex rose 443.97 points to close at 76,922.64.

  • Nifty climbed 140.10 points to settle at 24,005.85.

  • Brent crude fell 1.07% to ₹72.17 per barrel.

Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Wednesday after two days of decline amid a positive trend in global equities and drop in crude oil prices.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 443.97 points, or 0.58%, to settle at 76,922.64. During the day, it jumped 631.41 points, or 0.82%, to 77,110.08.

The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 140.10 points, or 0.59%, to end at 24,005.85.

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From the Sensex pack, Eternal, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Mahindra & Mahindra, and State Bank of India were among the major winners.

HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, and Infosys were among the laggards.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dropped 1.07% to $72.17 per barrel.

In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Shanghai's SSE Composite index settled higher, while South Korea's Kospi ended lower.

Markets were closed in Hong Kong, while markets in Europe were trading mostly lower.

US markets ended in positive territory on Tuesday.

"The domestic markets entered H2CY26 on an optimistic footing as multiple headwinds began to abate, with the anticipated US-India trade agreement, easing Middle East tensions, and benign oil prices emerging key drivers of positive sentiment," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,556.75 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.

On Tuesday, the Sensex declined 249.70 points, or 0.33%, to settle at 76,478.67. The Nifty dropped 80.50 points, or 0.34%, to end at 23,865.75. 

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