<p>Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Thursday after falling in the previous two trading days, helped by foreign fund inflows and a largely positive trend in global markets.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 550.73 points to 59,579.64. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty went higher by 156.1 points to 17,780.50.</p>.<p>All the 30-share Sensex pack of firms were trading in the green in early trade, with Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Finance emerging as the biggest gainers.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul and Tokyo were trading in the green, while Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted lower in mid-session deals.</p>.<p>The US markets had ended significantly higher on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE benchmark declined 168.08 points or 0.28 per cent to settle at 59,028.91 on Wednesday. The Nifty dipped 31.20 points or 0.18 per cent to 17,624.40.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the international oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 1.05 per cent to $88.92 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers as they bought shares worth Rs 758.37 crore on Wednesday, as per exchange data.</p>.<p>"After two days of a steady fall, local equity benchmark indices are likely to see a firm opening, mirroring gains in US markets and subsequent upmove in other Asian peers," said Prashanth Tapse - Research Analyst, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd in his pre-market opening comment. </p>
<p>Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Thursday after falling in the previous two trading days, helped by foreign fund inflows and a largely positive trend in global markets.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 550.73 points to 59,579.64. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty went higher by 156.1 points to 17,780.50.</p>.<p>All the 30-share Sensex pack of firms were trading in the green in early trade, with Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Finance emerging as the biggest gainers.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul and Tokyo were trading in the green, while Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted lower in mid-session deals.</p>.<p>The US markets had ended significantly higher on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE benchmark declined 168.08 points or 0.28 per cent to settle at 59,028.91 on Wednesday. The Nifty dipped 31.20 points or 0.18 per cent to 17,624.40.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the international oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 1.05 per cent to $88.92 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers as they bought shares worth Rs 758.37 crore on Wednesday, as per exchange data.</p>.<p>"After two days of a steady fall, local equity benchmark indices are likely to see a firm opening, mirroring gains in US markets and subsequent upmove in other Asian peers," said Prashanth Tapse - Research Analyst, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd in his pre-market opening comment. </p>