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Why is Indian stock market rising today?

short by Mansi Agarwal / on Thursday, 20 August, 2026
Sensex jumped nearly 600 points in early trade on Thursday, while Nifty snapped a seven-session losing streak, rising 0.54%. A recovery in Asian stocks, easing US bond yields, buying by foreign institutional investors and inflows into IT stocks contributed to the gains. The Indian rupee also opened stronger against the US dollar, improving investor sentiment.
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