4 min read Last Updated : Jan 04 2024 | 10:58 AM IST
Equity benchmark indices have bounced back in trades on Thursday, after having started the New Year 2024 on a shaky note. The NSE Nifty 50 was up 120-odd points (0.6 per cent). Among key sectors, the Bank Nifty was up 0.5 per cent, while the Auto index added 0.2 per cent. The IT index, however, was flat.
The Nifty had declined 1 per cent in the previous two trading sessions. The fall was preceded by a 13 per cent rally in the last two months of 2023, and rise in India VIX (Volatility Index) to multi-month highs.
As talks of an impending