<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/sensex-nifty-gain-in-early-trade-led-by-foreign-fund-inflows-easing-crude-oil-prices-23659582" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">The domestic equity benchmark indices</a> ended marginally higher, extending their gains for a third straight day on Thursday led by sustained foreign fund inflows and declining crude oil prices.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 31.61 points, or 0.04 per cent, to settle at 81,911.01.&nbsp; The 50-share NSE Nifty jumped 44.30 points, or 0.18 per cent, to end at 25,299.35.
<h2>Gainers and laggards</h2>
From the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, State Bank of India, Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank and Eternal were the major gainers.
Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki, Power Grid, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/tcs-stock-jumps-over-5-per-cent-market-valuation-rises-to-788-lakh-crore-post-q2-fy27-result-23654164" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Tata Consultancy Services</a> and Mahindra &amp; Mahindra were among the major laggards.
"Indian equities traded near flat as buying in financials and realty offset profit-taking in IT, FMCG and automobiles following the recent sharp rally. Strong foreign inflows remained the key support, reinforcing a large-cap financial rotation rather than broad index chasing. Mid and small-caps nevertheless outperformed, signalling firmer underlying risk appetite despite muted benchmarks," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments said.
According to Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Neo, the realty index outperformed today, rallying 4.50 per cent, whereas the auto index shed over 1 per cent.
On Wednesday, the Sensex jumped 772.75 points, or 0.95 per cent, to settle at 81,879.40, while the Nifty rose 210.40 points, or 0.84 per cent, to end at 25,255.05.
<h2>Global cues</h2>
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dipped 0.44 per cent to USD 92.50 per barrel, according to news agency PTI.
"A marginal depreciation in the rupee weighed on market sentiment; however, the broader bias remained positive, supported by sustained FII inflows and Brent crude trading below the USD 92 per barrel mark. Investors also remained cautious ahead of the key inflation data," Pabitro Mukherjee, Deputy Vice President-Research, Bajaj Broking said.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/market-weekly-round-up-fiis-continue-to-be-net-buyers-purchase-equities-worth-rs-45960-crore-23658950" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net purchasers</a> and bought equities worth Rs 12,563.33 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data. In contrast, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) were net sellers and sold equities worth Rs 8,434.53 crore.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended lower.
(With inputs from PTI)

Sensex gained 31.61 points, or 0.04 per cent, to settle at 81,911.01, while the Nifty climbed 44.30 points, or 0.18 per cent, to end at 25,299.35

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The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 31.61 points, or 0.04 per cent, to settle at 81,911.01.  The 50-share NSE Nifty jumped 44.30 points, or 0.18 per cent, to end at 25,299.35

Sensex gains 31.61 points, Nifty rises 44.30 points amid FII inflows, moderating crude oil prices

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