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Indian Stocks Rebound as IT Shares Lead Sensex, Nifty
Indian stock markets went up on Friday after falling for two days.
The Sensex and Nifty are two important measures of how Indian shares are performing.
Technology companies attracted strong buying from investors.
Shares of Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech were among the biggest winners.
Good results and an upbeat outlook from Nvidia helped make investors more hopeful about artificial intelligence investments.
Some other companies, including ICICI Bank and ITC, lost value.
Markets in several parts of the world also performed positively.
Investors are waiting for comments from the US Federal Reserve chair before making bigger decisions.
The Sensex rose 330.92 points, or 0.43%, to close at 77,264.51.
The Nifty gained 84.80 points, or 0.35%, ending at 24,175.65.
Buying in Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech led the recovery.
Nvidia’s strong earnings and positive AI outlook supported optimism around technology investments.
Investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve chair’s comments at the Jackson Hole symposium.
- Who
- Indian equity investors, particularly buyers of blue-chip IT shares, drove the rebound.
- What
- The Sensex and Nifty ended higher, breaking a two-day losing streak.
- Where
- Indian stock exchanges, amid mixed-to-positive global market cues.
- When
- Friday; the indices had fallen for the previous two sessions.
- Why
- Buying in IT stocks was supported by Nvidia’s earnings and AI outlook, while global market gains also helped.
Bullish Factors
Cautionary Factors
Technology-led recovery
Bullish Factors
Strong buying in IT stocks and supportive global cues helped the benchmark indices recover.
Cautionary Factors
The gains were concentrated in technology stocks, while several other sectors and companies lagged.
AI investment outlook
Bullish Factors
Nvidia’s strong earnings and optimistic outlook reinforced expectations for sustained AI-related investment.
Cautionary Factors
Investors remained selective and awaited clearer signals about US interest rates and global liquidity.
Market momentum
Bullish Factors
The Sensex and Nifty ended a two-session decline, while US and several European and Asian markets were positive.
Cautionary Factors
Despite the daily rebound, both Indian benchmarks recorded weekly losses, and foreign institutional investors had sold shares on Thursday.
Key facts
- Sensex close
- 77,264.51, up 330.92 points or 0.43%
- Nifty close
- 24,175.65, up 84.80 points or 0.35%
- Nifty IT performance
- The Nifty IT index surged 3.5%
- Sensex intraday high
- 77,357.97, after rising 424.38 points
- Weekly Sensex performance
- Down 276.32 points or 0.35%
- Weekly Nifty performance
- Down 76.35 points or 0.31%
- Foreign institutional activity
- FIIs sold equities worth Rs 298.26 crore on Thursday
- Brent crude
- Down 0.17% at USD 89.63 per barrel
Quotes
Hariselvan Radhakrishnan
Founder and CEO of HST Wealth, a research analyst firm
“Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Friday, snapping a two-session losing streak as strong gains in technology stocks offset subdued performance across much of the broader market. Technology stocks were the session's clear outperformers, with the Nifty IT index surging 3.5 per cent as investors responded positively to supportive global cues for the sector.”
telegraphindia.com
“Strong gains in IT stocks helped Indian equities close higher today. The sector was supported by Nvidia's strong earnings and upbeat outlook, which reinforced optimism around sustained AI-related investments and benefited firms involved in enterprise AI deployment and workflow integration.”
rediff.com
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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