The Sensex surged 587.87 points, or 0.79 percent, to open at 75,369.63 on Tuesday, as markets reopened after the Ganesh Chaturthi holiday.
The Nifty50 opened with a gain of 178.05 points at 23,576.15, with the rally led by a sharp rise in IT stocks.
Infosys led the gainers, rising 4.22 percent in early trade, with HCL Tech, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HDFC Bank also among the top performers.
The gains came despite mixed global cues, with Brent crude oil prices holding near $107 a barrel during the session.
Markets had been closed on Monday for Ganesh Chaturthi, with the last session on Friday, September 11, seeing the Sensex close at 74,781.76.
Infosys led the gainers on the Sensex, rising 4.22 percent in early trade, with HCL Tech, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HDFC Bank also among the top performers.
The rally in IT shares came despite mixed global cues, with Brent crude oil prices staying near $107 a barrel during the session.
Markets had been closed on Monday, September 14, for the Ganesh Chaturthi holiday, with the last trading session on Friday, September 11, seeing the Sensex close at 74,781.76.
The IT sector rally is being watched closely as a signal of how Indian technology services firms are pricing in demand recovery from key overseas markets.
Foreign institutional investor activity and crude oil price movements have remained the two most-watched factors shaping Indian market sentiment through September.
The Nifty50’s gain of over 178 points at the open reflected broad-based buying interest rather than a narrow, sector-specific rally.
Indian benchmark indices have shown notable volatility through September, swinging between sessions of sharp declines and sessions of strong recovery.
Trading volumes on the opening day after a market holiday are often elevated as investors react to news and global developments that accumulated during the closure.
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