<p>Benchmark indices made a firm start on Friday with the BSE Sensex climbing over 293 points in early trade amid fresh buying by foreign funds and largely positive global market trends.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE benchmark advanced 293.33 points to 55,975.28 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 92.5 points to 16,697.75.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex constituents, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC, Titan Company, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and Reliance Industries were trading in the green.</p>.<p>Infosys, IndusInd Bank, NTPC and ITC were trading lower.</p>.<p>In Asia, markets in Tokyo and Hong Kong were trading higher, while Seoul and Shanghai quoted lower.</p>.<p>The US markets had ended higher on Thursday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.08 per cent to $104.96 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers on Thursday, buying shares worth Rs 1,799.32 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark climbed 284.42 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 55,681.95 on Thursday. The Nifty went higher by 84.40 points or 0.51 per cent to 16,605.25.</p>.<p>"Domestic market is likely to see a positive start on Friday thanks to optimism in other world equity indices, as falling crude oil prices and easing bets on the US Fed rate hike have provided investors a major relief, triggering a rally in the past few sessions.</p>.<p>"In the domestic market, FIIs have started taking exposure to local shares, with a net purchase of Rs 1,799 crore in yesterday's trade," Prashanth Tapse, Vice President (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, had said in his pre-opening market comment. </p>
<p>Benchmark indices made a firm start on Friday with the BSE Sensex climbing over 293 points in early trade amid fresh buying by foreign funds and largely positive global market trends.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE benchmark advanced 293.33 points to 55,975.28 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 92.5 points to 16,697.75.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex constituents, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC, Titan Company, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and Reliance Industries were trading in the green.</p>.<p>Infosys, IndusInd Bank, NTPC and ITC were trading lower.</p>.<p>In Asia, markets in Tokyo and Hong Kong were trading higher, while Seoul and Shanghai quoted lower.</p>.<p>The US markets had ended higher on Thursday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.08 per cent to $104.96 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers on Thursday, buying shares worth Rs 1,799.32 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark climbed 284.42 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 55,681.95 on Thursday. The Nifty went higher by 84.40 points or 0.51 per cent to 16,605.25.</p>.<p>"Domestic market is likely to see a positive start on Friday thanks to optimism in other world equity indices, as falling crude oil prices and easing bets on the US Fed rate hike have provided investors a major relief, triggering a rally in the past few sessions.</p>.<p>"In the domestic market, FIIs have started taking exposure to local shares, with a net purchase of Rs 1,799 crore in yesterday's trade," Prashanth Tapse, Vice President (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, had said in his pre-opening market comment. </p>