<p> Benchmarks bounced back on Thursday after a two-day fall, with the Sensex jumping 437 points amid heavy buying in index heavyweight Reliance Industries and positive trends from European markets.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 436.94 points or 0.79 per cent to settle at 55,818.11. During the day, it gained 510.75 points or 0.92 per cent to 55,891.92.</p>.<p>The broader NSE Nifty climbed 105.25 points or 0.64 per cent to finish at 16,628.</p>.<p>From the Sensex pack, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, HCL Technologies, TCS, Asian Paints, Infosys and IndusInd Bank were among the major gainers.</p>.<p>In contrast, HDFC, Hindustan Unilever, PowerGrid and HDFC Bank were among the biggest laggards.</p>.<p>"High-frequency data like GST collection and PMI have shown a good start to FY23. Crude prices have declined providing an edge to the performance of the Indian market.</p>.<p>"However, a lot will depend on central bank's policy in India and US, which will be announced in the next two weeks," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul ended lower, while Shanghai remained in the green.</p>.<p>Markets in Europe were trading with gains during the afternoon trade.</p>.<p>Stock markets in the US had ended lower on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude declined 2.21 per cent to USD 113.7 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors offloaded shares worth a net Rs 1,930.16 crore on Wednesday, according to stock exchange data.</p>
<p> Benchmarks bounced back on Thursday after a two-day fall, with the Sensex jumping 437 points amid heavy buying in index heavyweight Reliance Industries and positive trends from European markets.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 436.94 points or 0.79 per cent to settle at 55,818.11. During the day, it gained 510.75 points or 0.92 per cent to 55,891.92.</p>.<p>The broader NSE Nifty climbed 105.25 points or 0.64 per cent to finish at 16,628.</p>.<p>From the Sensex pack, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, HCL Technologies, TCS, Asian Paints, Infosys and IndusInd Bank were among the major gainers.</p>.<p>In contrast, HDFC, Hindustan Unilever, PowerGrid and HDFC Bank were among the biggest laggards.</p>.<p>"High-frequency data like GST collection and PMI have shown a good start to FY23. Crude prices have declined providing an edge to the performance of the Indian market.</p>.<p>"However, a lot will depend on central bank's policy in India and US, which will be announced in the next two weeks," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul ended lower, while Shanghai remained in the green.</p>.<p>Markets in Europe were trading with gains during the afternoon trade.</p>.<p>Stock markets in the US had ended lower on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude declined 2.21 per cent to USD 113.7 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors offloaded shares worth a net Rs 1,930.16 crore on Wednesday, according to stock exchange data.</p>