Sensex, Nifty surge in early trade on rally in U.S. markets, foreign fund inflows

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 312.33 points to 81,398.54 in early trade

Published - August 26, 2024 10:18 am IST - Mumbai

Rising for the fourth straight session on Friday, the BSE benchmark ended 33.02 points or 0.04% higher at 81,086.21. File.

Rising for the fourth straight session on Friday, the BSE benchmark ended 33.02 points or 0.04% higher at 81,086.21. File. | Photo Credit: ANI

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday (August 26, 2024) following a rally in the U.S. peers and foreign fund inflows.

Markets began the trade on an optimistic note following the U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's recent speech at the Jackson Hole meeting, where he said that time has come for loosening of policy, indicating possible rate cuts in September.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 312.33 points to 81,398.54 in early trade. The NSE Nifty rallied 94.15 points to 24,917.30.

Among the 30 Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Power Grid, HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance were the biggest gainers.

ITC, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement and Adani Ports were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, Hong Kong quoted in the positive territory while Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai traded lower.

The US markets ended with significant gains on Friday.

"The Fed chief Powell’s clear message of the beginning of the rate cutting cycle will impart further resilience to the ongoing global rally in stock markets," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,944.48 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.61% to $79.50 a barrel.

Jerome Powell's dovish speech at Jackson Hole, where he hinted at a potential rate cut in September has reignited investor optimism, Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.

Rising for the fourth straight session on Friday, the BSE benchmark ended 33.02 points or 0.04% higher at 81,086.21. The NSE Nifty edged up 11.65 points or 0.05% to close at 24,823.15, registering gains for the seventh session in a row.

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