Stock Market Close: Sensex Jumps 329 pts, Nifty Closes At 24,968

Markets ended higher on global cues, with BSE Sensex closing at 81,635.91 (up 329.06 pts), and NSE Nifty50 at 24,967.75 (up 97.65 pts). IT stocks led the rally—Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra gained. Nifty IT rose 2.37%. Fitch affirmed India’s ‘BBB-’ rating, while RBI projected India becoming the world’s third-largest economy.