<p>Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 540 points while Nifty closed above the 25,200 level on Wednesday following a positive trend in Asian markets after Japan secured a trade deal with the US.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 539.83 points or 0.66 per cent to settle at 82,726.64. During the day, it surged 599.62 points or 0.72 per cent to 82,786.43.</p>.<p>The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 159 points or 0.63 per cent to settle at 25,219.90.</p>.<p>Among Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries were the major gainers.</p>.<p>However, Hindustan Unilever, UltraTech Cement, Bharat Electronics and ITC were among the laggards.</p>.ED files case against Myntra over Rs 1,654-crore FDI 'violation'.<p>In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 3.51 per cent as US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan, with a 15 per cent tax on goods imported from that country. South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng settled in positive territory.</p>.<p>"On the global stage, investor sentiment soared following optimistic developments surrounding the US-Japan trade pact, igniting expectations for further international agreements in the near future," according to Ashika Institutional Equities.</p>.<p>Markets in Europe were trading in the green. The US markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,548.92 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth Rs 5,239.77 crore in the previous trade.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.45 per cent to USD 68.29 a barrel.</p>.<p>The rupee stayed weak for the sixth consecutive session and settled with a loss of 3 paise at 86.41 against the dollar on Wednesday, amid a strong American currency and outflow of foreign funds. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 540 points while Nifty closed above the 25,200 level on Wednesday following a positive trend in Asian markets after Japan secured a trade deal with the US.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 539.83 points or 0.66 per cent to settle at 82,726.64. During the day, it surged 599.62 points or 0.72 per cent to 82,786.43.</p>.<p>The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 159 points or 0.63 per cent to settle at 25,219.90.</p>.<p>Among Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries were the major gainers.</p>.<p>However, Hindustan Unilever, UltraTech Cement, Bharat Electronics and ITC were among the laggards.</p>.ED files case against Myntra over Rs 1,654-crore FDI 'violation'.<p>In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 3.51 per cent as US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan, with a 15 per cent tax on goods imported from that country. South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng settled in positive territory.</p>.<p>"On the global stage, investor sentiment soared following optimistic developments surrounding the US-Japan trade pact, igniting expectations for further international agreements in the near future," according to Ashika Institutional Equities.</p>.<p>Markets in Europe were trading in the green. The US markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,548.92 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth Rs 5,239.77 crore in the previous trade.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.45 per cent to USD 68.29 a barrel.</p>.<p>The rupee stayed weak for the sixth consecutive session and settled with a loss of 3 paise at 86.41 against the dollar on Wednesday, amid a strong American currency and outflow of foreign funds. </p>