<p>Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Thursday amid buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC Bank and TCS, along with a positive trend in the US markets.</p>.<p>Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 154.07 points to 80,693.98 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 45 points to 24,664.35.</p>.<p>From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Maruti and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were among the major gainers.</p>.<p>However, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, NTPC and Adani Ports were among the laggards.</p>. 'High-profile IPOs didn't live up to hype'.<p>In Asian markets, Shanghai's SSE Composite index traded in positive territory while South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng quoted lower.</p>.<p>The US markets ended higher on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The market will be in a wait-and-watch mode looking for clues from the Trump-Putin summit," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.34 per cent to USD 65.85 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,644.43 crore on Wednesday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth Rs 5,623.79 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Sensex climbed 304.32 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 80,539.91. The Nifty edged up by 131.95 points or 0.54 per cent to 24,619.35.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Thursday amid buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC Bank and TCS, along with a positive trend in the US markets.</p>.<p>Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 154.07 points to 80,693.98 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 45 points to 24,664.35.</p>.<p>From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Maruti and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were among the major gainers.</p>.<p>However, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, NTPC and Adani Ports were among the laggards.</p>. 'High-profile IPOs didn't live up to hype'.<p>In Asian markets, Shanghai's SSE Composite index traded in positive territory while South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng quoted lower.</p>.<p>The US markets ended higher on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The market will be in a wait-and-watch mode looking for clues from the Trump-Putin summit," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.34 per cent to USD 65.85 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,644.43 crore on Wednesday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth Rs 5,623.79 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Sensex climbed 304.32 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 80,539.91. The Nifty edged up by 131.95 points or 0.54 per cent to 24,619.35.</p>