<p>Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex rebounded 496 points while Nifty closed above the 21,600 level on Friday as buying in heavyweight stocks and a firm trend in global markets helped indices cut short three days of losses.</p>.<p> The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 496.37 points or 0.70 per cent to settle at 71,683.23. During the day, it zoomed 708.78 points or 0.99 per cent to 71,895.64.</p>.<p> The Nifty climbed 160.15 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 21,622.40.</p>.BSE, NSE to conduct special trading session to test preparedness for handling disruption.<p> In the past three days, the BSE benchmark fell by 2.91 per cent, and the Nifty declined 2.87 per cent.</p>.<p> Among the Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement, Titan, Axis Bank, JSW Steel and Larsen & Toubro were the major gainers.</p>.<p> IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India were the laggards.</p>.<p> In Asian markets, Seoul, and Tokyo settled in the green while Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p> European markets were trading higher. The US markets ended with gains on Thursday.</p>.<p> The BSE benchmark fell by 313.90 points, or 0.44 per cent, to settle at 71,186.86 on Thursday. The Nifty declined 109.70 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 21,462.25.</p>.<p> Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.63 per cent to USD 79.60 a barrel.</p>.<p> Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 9,901.56 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex rebounded 496 points while Nifty closed above the 21,600 level on Friday as buying in heavyweight stocks and a firm trend in global markets helped indices cut short three days of losses.</p>.<p> The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 496.37 points or 0.70 per cent to settle at 71,683.23. During the day, it zoomed 708.78 points or 0.99 per cent to 71,895.64.</p>.<p> The Nifty climbed 160.15 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 21,622.40.</p>.BSE, NSE to conduct special trading session to test preparedness for handling disruption.<p> In the past three days, the BSE benchmark fell by 2.91 per cent, and the Nifty declined 2.87 per cent.</p>.<p> Among the Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement, Titan, Axis Bank, JSW Steel and Larsen & Toubro were the major gainers.</p>.<p> IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India were the laggards.</p>.<p> In Asian markets, Seoul, and Tokyo settled in the green while Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p> European markets were trading higher. The US markets ended with gains on Thursday.</p>.<p> The BSE benchmark fell by 313.90 points, or 0.44 per cent, to settle at 71,186.86 on Thursday. The Nifty declined 109.70 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 21,462.25.</p>.<p> Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.63 per cent to USD 79.60 a barrel.</p>.<p> Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 9,901.56 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. </p>