<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Monday after tumbling in the previous week amid a rally in global markets, along with buying in index majors ITC and ICICI Bank.</p><p>The BSE Sensex climbed 292.29 points or 0.36 per cent to 81,980.74 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 54.55 points or 0.22 per cent to 25,069.15.</p><p>From the 30 Sensex firms, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Airtel were the major gainers.</p> .Rupee rises 2 paise to 83.97 against US dollar in early trade.<p>Titan, Adani Ports, NTPC, Power Grid and HDFC Bank were among the laggards.</p><p>In Asian markets, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul traded higher on Monday.</p><p>The US markets were ended on positive territory on Friday.</p><p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 9,896.95 crore on Friday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought equities worth Rs 8,905.08 crore, according to exchange data.</p><p>"Globally stock markets have been resilient despite the escalating tensions in the Middle East. A big positive for equity markets is the strong US economy where the September non-farm job numbers have come surprisingly robust," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said.</p> .<p>The combination of a strong economy and declining inflation in the mother market of the US is a big positive, he added.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.44 per cent to USD 77.71 per barrel.</p><p>On Friday, the BSE Sensex tumbled 808.65 points or 0.98 per cent to settle at a three-week low of 81,688.45, while NSE Nifty slumped 235.50 points or 0.93 per cent to 25,014.60.</p><p>Last week, the BSE Sensex tanked 3,883.4 points, or 4.53 per cent, and the Nifty slumped 1,164.35 points, or 4.44 per cent. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Monday after tumbling in the previous week amid a rally in global markets, along with buying in index majors ITC and ICICI Bank.</p><p>The BSE Sensex climbed 292.29 points or 0.36 per cent to 81,980.74 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 54.55 points or 0.22 per cent to 25,069.15.</p><p>From the 30 Sensex firms, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Airtel were the major gainers.</p> .Rupee rises 2 paise to 83.97 against US dollar in early trade.<p>Titan, Adani Ports, NTPC, Power Grid and HDFC Bank were among the laggards.</p><p>In Asian markets, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul traded higher on Monday.</p><p>The US markets were ended on positive territory on Friday.</p><p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 9,896.95 crore on Friday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought equities worth Rs 8,905.08 crore, according to exchange data.</p><p>"Globally stock markets have been resilient despite the escalating tensions in the Middle East. A big positive for equity markets is the strong US economy where the September non-farm job numbers have come surprisingly robust," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said.</p> .<p>The combination of a strong economy and declining inflation in the mother market of the US is a big positive, he added.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.44 per cent to USD 77.71 per barrel.</p><p>On Friday, the BSE Sensex tumbled 808.65 points or 0.98 per cent to settle at a three-week low of 81,688.45, while NSE Nifty slumped 235.50 points or 0.93 per cent to 25,014.60.</p><p>Last week, the BSE Sensex tanked 3,883.4 points, or 4.53 per cent, and the Nifty slumped 1,164.35 points, or 4.44 per cent. </p>