Nifty 50 and Sensex opened strong on Friday amid a global rally after the US Federal Reserve's rate cut. Nifty 50 rose 0.43%, and Sensex climbed 0.50%. FIIs shifted positions over India's valuations,

Nifty, Sensex opened strong on Friday following a global market surge after the US Federal Reserve decision to cut interest rates.

Nifty-50 index and the Sensex though hit record highs on Thursday, however, ended lower with gains of 0.15% and 0.29%

Nifty and Sensex surged at market open on Friday, driven by a global market rally following the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cut. Sectoral indices like Nifty Metal led gains. International markets also responded positively,

By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares climbed to a record high on Thursday, buoyed by expectations of a rise in foreign inflows after the U.S. Federal Reserve kicked off its monetary easing cycle with a large half-percentage point rate reduction.

The two key equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, on Thursday hit their all-time highs following US Federal Reserve announced a 50 bps rate cut on Wednesday evening. At 9.40 am, the BSE Sensex 637 points to 83,

Some analysts had said the 50 basis point cut was already priced in by the market, but others said it would be positive for emerging markets such as India, bringing greater foreign inflows over time.

Indian shares are set to open marginally higher on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve started its monetary easing cycle with a large 50-basis-point rate cut.