14.05.202611:09:42UTC+00Sensex Closes on Higher Note

India’s BSE Sensex extended gains for a second straight session on Thursday, closing up around 1.1% at 75,398.7. Robust corporate earnings and optimism over the outcome of the ongoing U.S.–China Summit helped offset worries about persistent foreign outflows, higher crude prices, and geopolitical risks.

Buying interest was broad-based, with notable strength in banking, pharmaceutical, and metal stocks. Energy and FMCG counters also moved higher, while IT shares lagged the broader market.

Telecom major Bharti Airtel topped the leaderboard, advancing 5.3% after posting an increase in quarterly profit. Other prominent gainers included Eternal (3.3%), HDFC Bank (2.7%), Adani Ports (2.1%), Sun Pharma (2.1%), M&M (2%), Bajaj Finance (1.7%), and NTPC (1.5%).

In contrast, heavyweight technology names such as Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCLTech, and TCS declined, shedding as much as 2.5%.