Stock markets rebound in early trade: Sensex jumps over 500 points, Nifty trades at 24,198 level

MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Thursday, tracking a recovery in world markets as easing US Treasury yields improved global risk sentiment.

Key points

• On Wednesday, the Sensex was down 325.78 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 76, 909.68, registering its fourth day of decline.
• The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 504.32 points to 77, 416.16 in early trade after four days of decline.
• Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) purchased equities worth Rs 407.99 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
• Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 0.20 per cent higher at USD 91.87 per barrel.
• "The decline in US bond yields indicates a positive potential construct for equity markets, globally, " VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, remarked.

Fresh foreign fund inflows additionally went on to the markets' optimism during the initial trading.

In practice, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 504.32 points to 77, 416.16 in early trade after four days of decline.

Notably, the 50-share NSE Nifty additionally bounced back after seven days of losses. It climbed 118.85 points to 24, 198.55.

Indian equity markets are projected to trade with a firmer undertone, backed by an overnight rebound on Wall Street and gains throughout Asian markets after easing US Treasury yields improved global risk sentiment.

"While the recovery in overseas equities offers a constructive backdrop, persistent geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East is likely to keep investors cautious, " Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Funds, an online trading and wealth-tech firm, stated.

All the 30-Sensex firms were trading in positive territory during the early deals. Eternal, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Tech were among the biggest winners.

In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi rebounded 5.74 per cent. Japan's Nikkei 225, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index were additionally quoting higher.

"US indices halted a three-day losing streak after the US Treasury confirmed aims to more than double long-dated debt buybacks, pulling the 10-year Treasury yield down to 4.65 per cent. The S&P 500 gained 0.21 per cent, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.16 per cent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued 120 points, " Rajesh Palviya, Head of Research at Axis Direct, stated. US markets concluded in positive territory on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the Sensex was down 325.78 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 76, 909.68, registering its fourth day of decline. Extending its losses to the seventh day, the Nifty declined 76.60 points, or 0.32 per cent, to end at 24, 078.30.

Taken together, the developments around stock markets rebound in early trade: Sensex jumps over 500 points, Nifty point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.