MUMBAI: The Indian benchmark indices posted strong gains in early trade on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump walked back on his tariff threats against eight European countries over Greenland ownership.
As of 9.25 am, the Sensex added 568 points, or 0.69 per cent to reach 82, 477 and the Nifty advanced 160 points, or 0.64 per cent to 25, 317.
Main broadcap indices overperformed the benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 adding 0.94 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 advancing 1.01 per cent.