The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 104.84 points to 79,962.63, while the broader NSE Nifty gained 55.85 points to 24,419.15 in early trade.

Top gainers in the Sensex pack included State Bank of India, Trent, NTPC, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Titan, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finserv were among the laggards.

Provisional exchange data showed foreign institutional investors were net buyers on Friday, purchasing shares worth ₹1,932.81 crore.

Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.45 per cent lower at USD 66.29 per barrel.

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The 30-share index ended 1,005.84 points, or 1.27 per cent, higher at 80,218.37. During the session, it rose as much as 1,109.35 points, or 1.40 per cent, to touch an intraday high of 80,321.88.

The broader NSE Nifty also advanced, settling 289.15 points, or 1.20 per cent, higher at 24,328.50.

Reliance Industries emerged as the top gainer among the Sensex constituents, climbing 5.27 per cent. Other major gainers included Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, and ICICI Bank.

Meanwhile, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, Nestle, and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards. Shares of SML Isuzu Ltd fell 10 per cent.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital market, purchasing equities worth Rs 2,952.33 crore on Friday, provisional data showed.

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The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 322.08 points, or 0.42%, lower at 76,295.36. During intraday trade, it plunged 809.89 points, or 1.05%, to a low of 75,807.55 before recovering some losses due to gains in pharmaceutical stocks. The broader NSE Nifty fell 82.25 points, or 0.35%, to settle at 23,250.10.

Among the top losers in the Sensex pack were Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki India, and Tata Steel.

On the other hand, PowerGrid, Sun Pharmaceuticals, UltraTech Cement, NTPC, Asian Paints, Nestle India, Titan, IndusInd Bank, and Axis Bank emerged as the gainers for the day.

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