Sensex Surges 900 Points Past 60,000 Level, Reversing Friday's Bloodbath

Equity benchmarks gained on Tuesday after turning positive in a see-saw trading session at the start of the week, with the Sensex index rising nearly 900 points to back above the 60,000 level, reversing losses from Friday's bloodbath completely.

That rise was driven by a broader pickup in risk sentiment, tracking a last-hour rise in stocks on Wall Street.

Still, the risk of a volatile trading sessions is high as trading patterns see-saw with an eye on the quantum and the path of Federal Reserve rate hikes in this cycle.

After closing in the green in the previous session, the 30-share BSE Sensex index climbed 882.54 points to 60,045.50, and the broader NSE Nifty-50 index advanced about 1.6 per cent to 17,903.40. 

Both benchmarks recovered all of the losses and some from Friday's market mayhem.

The leading gainers with more than 1,5 per cent rise on the NSE were the Nifty IT, Metals, and Auto indices. Ircon International's stock increased 4 per cent after receiving a $23.13 million order, Reuters reported.

"Markets witnessed a smart recovery as Nifty gained traction amid a cautious tone. The recovery was seen even as investors reassess aggressive Fed tightening bets amid looming recession risks," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior Vice President for Research at Mehta Equities, ahead of the opening bell, referring to the recovery in stocks on Monday.

IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Larsen & Toubro, and Tata Steel were the top gainers among the 30 companies that make up the Sensex index.

"The Indian market continues to show resilience despite global challenges. Major indices like Nifty bank, auto, FMCG and cement are at record levels with only IT dragging the benchmarks," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, told PTI.

Early in the Asian trading hours, the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific equities outside of Japan rose 0.7 per cent, and US S&P 500 futures edged 0.11 per cent higher.

Australian stocks increased 1.1 per cent, while the Nikkei in Japan gained 0.38 per cent.

Early trading saw the blue-chip CSI300 index in China rise by 0.54 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index opened up 0.92 per cent.

As investors wait to see how forcefully the Fed will hike rates at this week's policy meeting, Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Monday after oscillating between gains and losses throughout the session.

On Tuesday, the dollar remained strong but below a two-decade high versus major peers.