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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply in early trade on Friday (August 9,2024) tracking a significant rally in the U.S. and Asian markets along with buying in blue-chips Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries.

Rebounding from Thursday’s (August 8,2024) decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,098.02 points to 79,984.24 in early trade. The NSE Nifty surged 270.35 points to 24,387.35.

All the 30 Sensex firms were trading in the positive territory. Tata Motors, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Power Grid, NTPC, Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries were the biggest gainers.

In Asian markets, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading sharply higher.

The U.S. markets ended significantly higher on Thursday (August 8,2024).

“The sharp rebound in the U.S. markets on August 8 indicates that the recession fears were a bit overdone. The latest initial jobless claims came lower-than-expected indicating that the labour market is not loosening as many sceptics feared,” said V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) off loaded equities worth ₹2,626.73 crore on Thursday (August 8,2024), according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.14 per cent to $79.27 a barrel.

The BSE benchmark declined 581.79 points or 0.73% to settle at 78,886.22 in a volatile trade on Thursday (August 8,2024). During the day, it tumbled 669.07 points or 0.84% to 78,798.94.

After a day’s breather, the NSE Nifty retreated to settle lower by 180.50 points or 0.74% to 24,117. During the day, it tanked 217.8 points or 0.89% to 24,079.70.