Indian benchmark indices closed sharply higher on Thursday, led by strong buying in pharma and metal shares, while a recovery in financial stocks further supported sentiment.
The BSE Sensex rose 789.74 points, or 1.1%, to close at 75,398.72, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 277.00 points, or 1.2%, to settle at 23,689.60.
Markets recovered after recent losses as investors reacted positively to encouraging signals from the Trump-Xi summit, which raised hopes of stronger economic cooperation. However, sentiment remained cautious as tensions in West Asia persisted.
In macroeconomic news, India's wholesale price inflation accelerated to 8.3% in April from 3.88% in March, driven by higher prices of fuel, metals, and manufactured products, according to government data released on Thursday.
In corporate developments, Hindustan Aeronautics (NSE:HAL, BOM:541154) booked an increase in consolidated profit in fiscal Q4 to 42.0 billion rupees from 39.8 billion rupees a year earlier, according to a Thursday filing. Revenue from operations increased to 139.4 billion rupees from 137.0 billion rupees.
Meanwhile, HFCL (NSE:HFCL, BOM:500183) received board approval to set up a defense manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India, with an initial investment of 2.30 billion rupees.