The Indian stock market extended gains on Friday as the Sensex rose 50 points and Nifty crossed 24,350 amid positive global cues. Bajaj Finance and M&M led gainers, while Nifty IT dragged. Strong FII inflows and stable earnings continue supporting market resilience, with technical charts signalling further upside towards 24,500.

The BSE Sensex soared 823 points, reaching 77,589.34, while NSE Nifty50 gained 233 points to hit 24,219.15, driven by robust buying in IT stocks.

Nifty50 and BSE Sensex saw a strong recovery in trade on Wednesday with the IT sector stocks leading the charge for the benchmark indices. Both Nifty50 and BSE Sensex closed more…