5% as oil prices fell below $99 per barrel. Sensex gained over 299 points to close at 74,828 while Nifty rose around 118 points to end the session at 23,447.

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Here's how analysts read the market pulse" Indian equities ended higher despite intraday volatility, as markets shrugged off an intraday surge in crude and focused on signs of strengthening domestic growth momentum. S.

dollar. However, a stronger-than-expected September flash PMI reinforced confidence in the resilience of economic activity, indicating that growth remains intact without a corresponding build-up in inflationary pressures.

This constructive macro backdrop supported buying interest across the market, helping domestic equities track gains in Asian peers. Sectorally, metals and banking stocks led the advance, while healthy participation in the broader market reflected improving investor confidence.

IT stocks, however, remained subdued, limiting the benchmark's upside at higher levels,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Investments. US stocksWall Street's main indexes fell on Wednesday, as crude oil prices resumed their uptrend and bond yields gained, while investors awaited a breakthrough in talks to end the Middle East conflict ahead of the high-stakes US-China summit.

Brent Crude prices climbed over 1% after five straight sessions of declines, though they remained pinned near a two-week low. Yields on the two-year and 10-year government bonds ticked higher, adding to market concerns that borrowing costs will remain elevated for longer.

51% after four consecutive days of gains. Most active stocks in terms of turnoverHDFC Bank (Rs 1,715 crore), Ola Electric (Rs 1,618 crore), Elecon Engineering (Rs 1,434 crore), RIL (Rs 1,042 crore), Ather Energy (Rs 1,002 crore), BSE (Rs 909 crore) and Bajaj Finance (Rs 891 crore) were among the most active stocks on NSE in value terms.

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52-week highAmong the ones which hit their 52-week highs on NSE included Inventurus Knowledge, Vijaya Diagnostic, IDFC First Bank, Divi’s Labs, Apollo Hospital, Welspun Corp and Laurus Labs. 52-week lowAmong the ones which hit their 52-week lows on NSE included Voltas, Britannia Industries, IRB Infra Developers and Aditya Birla Lifestyle.