Stock Market Today: Domestic equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower but soon recovered their losses and fresh foreign fund inflows supported investor sentiment. In the opening hours, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex fell 252.8 points to 76,095.26 and the NSE's top 50-share Nifty fell 57.85 points to 23,132.80. However, both the benchmark indices later recovered their initial losses and are trading higher. The BSE benchmark gauge rose 205.09 points to 76,550.97 and the Nifty rose 70.05 points to 23,262.55.

Top gainers:  From the Sensex basket, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Maruti, Adani Ports, Power Grid, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finserv were trading in the green.

Top losers: Infosys, HDFC Bank, HCL Tech, Titan, Tata Consultancy Services, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra and Zomato were trading in the red.

International markets: In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo were positive, while Shanghai and Hong Kong were down. US markets were marginally lower on Thursday.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 3,239.14 crore on Thursday, exchange data showed. Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.43 per cent to USD 72.31 per barrel.

On Thursday, the BSE benchmark rose 899.01 points, or 1.19 per cent, to settle at 76,348.06, bringing its course back to the 76,000 level. The Nifty rose 283.05 points, or 1.24 per cent, to settle at 23,190.65, retracing its course back to the 23,000 level.

(With Inputs From PTI)


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