Indian Equities Extend Winning Streak as Nifty Reclaims 25,000 Mark

Indian equities shrugged off a sharp global selloff to extend their winning streak to a seventh straight session on Friday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 reclaiming the 25,000 mark on strong buying in large-cap banks and financials. The Nifty surged 493.75 points, or 2.01%, to close at its day's high of 25,030.35, while the Sensex jumped 1,718.01 points, or 2.17%, to settle at 81,028.02. The benchmarks gained about 8.6% over the week. Sentiment was supported by nearly 15,000 crore rupees in record foreign buying on Thursday and a 0.6% rise in the rupee to 93.91 against the dollar. Banks and financials led the gains, with the Bank Nifty rising 2.27%. Consumer durables and pharmaceuticals also advanced. ICICI Bank gained about 5%, while Mahindra and Mahindra and Titan rose around 3% each. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Eicher Motors and Grasim lagged.

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Market rallies driven by strong foreign institutional inflows and heavy buying in large-cap banking stocks often help benchmarks recover quickly from global market pressures. Such upward trends typically reflect improving investor confidence and a shift in sentiment after phases of market correction.