The domestic equity benchmark indices traded higher in early trade on Wednesday amid <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/crude-oil-prices-decline-over-2-per-cent-to-usd-11404-per-barrel-amid-hopes-of-us-iran-deescalation-23657061" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">easing in crude oil prices</a> and foreign fund inflows.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 435 points or 0.57 per cent in the early trade at 77,352.85. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 117.90 points or 0.50 per cent at 23,928.75 in the initial trade.
<h2>Gainers and laggards</h2>
Among the 30 Sensex constituents, Bajaj Finserv, ITC, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports and Bajaj Finance were the major gainers. Shares of Bajaj Finserv gained 3.37 per cent , while that of ITC rose 3.16 per cent.&nbsp;
Eternal, Hindustan Unilever, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel and Tata Consultancy Services were the major laggards. The shares of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/eternal-q1fy27-net-profit-jumps-nearly-fourfold-to-rs-92-crore-23641069" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Eternal, the parent company of Blinkit and Zomato</a>, was trading 1.47 per cent lower.
On Tuesday, the Sensex soared 1,225.07 points, or 1.62 per cent, to settle at 76,917.85. The Nifty gained 370.05 points, or 1.58 per cent, to end at 23,810.85.
<h2>Global cues&nbsp;</h2>
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 0.43 per cent lower at USD 103.2 per barrel, according to news agency PTI.
"There is a distinct change in the market mood now. This has changed the market construct, too. The principal factor that has changed the market mood is the sudden reversal of the FII stance towards India. The sustained selling by FIIs have been weighing on the market for the last two years,"&nbsp; V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments said.
"This is changing now. In five out of the last six trading days, FIIs have been buyers in the market. They bought stocks for Rs 18661 crores," he added.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/fiis-remain-net-sellers-for-fifth-consecutive-week-offload-equities-worth-rs-7620-crore-23650798" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)</a> were net buyers and bought equities worth Rs 6,836.81 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data. In contrast, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) were net sellers, offloading equities worth Rs 3,678.85 crore.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Shanghai's SSE Composite index quoted lower, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded higher.
"Global cues remain mixed, as Asian markets faced pressure from technology stocks amid concerns over AI spending, while Wall Street ended unevenly," Deepesh Sarawagi, Technical Research Analyst at Choice Broking said.
(With inputs from PTI)

In the early trade, the Sensex gained 435 points or 0.57 per cent at 77,352.85, while the Nifty advanced 117.90 points or 0.50 per cent at 23,928.75

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The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 435 points or 0.57 per cent in the early trade at 77,352.85. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 117.90 points or 0.50 per cent at 23,928.75 in the initial trade

Sensex gains 435 points in early trade amid FII inflows, easing in crude oil prices

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