The Nifty 50 ended the session with a gain of 0.91%, closing at 24,131, while the Sensex rallied by 0.91%, finishing at 79,760. However, the broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices.

Headline indices Nifty 50 and Sensex fell sharply after a lacklustre opening on Thursday, pressured by the losses in banking and information technology, as escalating geopolitical tensions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war dented investor sentiment.

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a sharp decline of 1.49%, closing below the psychological 24,000 mark at 23,914 points. Similarly, the Sensex posted a significant drop of 1.48%, settling below the 80,

Indian equity markets ended the session on a strong note, with the Nifty closing at a three-week high, buoyed by gains in HDFC Bank and Adani Group stocks. The Sensex rose 230 points to close at 80,234,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,550 level, a premium of nearly 35 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the red. Nifty 50 closed at 23,914.15, while Sensex ended at 79,043.74.

People look at a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai.(Reuters) At 2:50 pm IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell by a whopping 1,163.92 points or by 1.