Sensex jumps 500 points higher, Nifty tops 24,750; IT, financial stocks lead gainers
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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 traded higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in financial and IT stocks, after both U.S. and domestic inflation data for April came in lower than expected. The BSE Sensex jumped 518 points, or 0.64%, to 81,666, while the Nifty50 gained 184 points, or 0.75%, to trade at 24,762 around 10:20 am. U.S. consumer inflation rose 0.2% in April, below the 0.3% increase forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, easing concerns over further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, India's retail inflation eased to 3.16% in April, the lowest in six years and below the Reuters poll estimate of 3.27%, boosting hopes of a potential rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India. From the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Bajaj Finserv were among the top gainers, rising 1–4%. On the other hand, Tata Motors, Asian Paints, Nestle India, IndusInd Bank, and HUL o...