Market Today: Continuing strong momentum for the second day, the domestic equity market on Friday saw strong sentiments amid global stability following the recent US Fed rate cut and easing crude oil prices. The BSE Sensex jumped 449.53 points to close at 85,267.66, while the NSE Nifty surged 148.40 points to above 26,000 at 26,046.95.

Among the 30 Sensex shares, 23 were trading in green. Among the top gainers were Tata Steel, Eternal, Ultratech Cement, Larsen & Toubro, and Maruti Suzuki India, rising by up to 3.34%. On the other hand, the laggards were HUL, Sun Pharma, ITC, Asian Paints, Power Grid, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and SBI, falling by up to 1.89%.

In the broader market, the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap were trading higher by 1.14% and 0.65%, respectively.

“Global risk appetite

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