<p>Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices began the trade on an optimistic note on Thursday amid buying in blue-chips Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 373.33 points to 82,231.17 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 94.3 points to 25,144.85.</p>.<p>From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Trent, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and Bharat Electronics were among the major gainers.</p>.<p>However, Eternal, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.</p>.<p>Market experts are of the opinion that the proposed GST reforms and a recent credit rating upgrade have bolstered investors' confidence.</p>.Rupee rises 14 paise to 86.93 against US dollar in early trade.<p>"An interesting trend in the market is the steady up move in India in contrast to the down trend in the US. While concerns of potential rising inflation in the US is weighing on the market there, the bold reform initiatives in India and the sustained money flows into the market are imparting resilience to the market," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi and Shanghai's SSE Composite index traded in positive territory, while Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng quoted lower.</p>.<p>The US markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,100.09 crore on Wednesday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) bought stocks worth Rs 1,806.34 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Investors also turned their attention towards US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's forthcoming statements at the Jackson Hole Symposium.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.43 per cent to USD 67.13 a barrel.</p>.<p>Rallying for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday, the Sensex climbed 213.45 points or 0.26 per cent to settle at 81,857.84. The Nifty edged higher by 69.90 points or 0.28 per cent to 25,050.55.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices began the trade on an optimistic note on Thursday amid buying in blue-chips Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 373.33 points to 82,231.17 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 94.3 points to 25,144.85.</p>.<p>From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Trent, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and Bharat Electronics were among the major gainers.</p>.<p>However, Eternal, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.</p>.<p>Market experts are of the opinion that the proposed GST reforms and a recent credit rating upgrade have bolstered investors' confidence.</p>.Rupee rises 14 paise to 86.93 against US dollar in early trade.<p>"An interesting trend in the market is the steady up move in India in contrast to the down trend in the US. While concerns of potential rising inflation in the US is weighing on the market there, the bold reform initiatives in India and the sustained money flows into the market are imparting resilience to the market," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi and Shanghai's SSE Composite index traded in positive territory, while Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng quoted lower.</p>.<p>The US markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,100.09 crore on Wednesday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) bought stocks worth Rs 1,806.34 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Investors also turned their attention towards US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's forthcoming statements at the Jackson Hole Symposium.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.43 per cent to USD 67.13 a barrel.</p>.<p>Rallying for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday, the Sensex climbed 213.45 points or 0.26 per cent to settle at 81,857.84. The Nifty edged higher by 69.90 points or 0.28 per cent to 25,050.55.</p>