Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Thursday amid a rally in global markets and continuous foreign fund inflows. Buying in IT stocks also added to the positive trend in equities.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 245.32 points to 80170.09 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 78.2 points to 24402.65.

Among the Sensex pack Tata Consultancy Services climbed over 1 per cent ahead of its quarterly earnings announcement later in the day.

The other prominent gainers were HCL Technologies Tata Motors Tata Steel Maruti Infosys and State Bank of India.

Power Grid Nestle Sun Pharma HDFC Bank and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the laggards.
Kushal Gupta Stock Recommendations
Buy Kansai Nerolac Paints shares in the cash segment for a target of Rs 290 with a stop loss at Rs 276

Buy the Rs 450 put option of Vedanta at Rs 12.2 for a target of Rs 22 with a stop loss at Rs 8

Technical pick: Buy Zydus Lifesciences futures for a target of Rs 1220 with a stop loss at Rs 1180

Fundamental pick: Buy IRCTC shares for a target of Rs 1200 with a perspective one-year

Investment idea: Buy CE Info Systems shares for a one-year target of Rs 2900

News-based pick: Buy Nippon Life AMC shares for a target of Rs 690 with a stop loss at Rs 658
Experts Choice picks:

Buy Britannia Industries futures for a target of Rs 5900 with a stop loss at Rs 5700
Buy Jubilant FoodWorks futures for a target of Rs 595 with a stop loss at Rs 570
Buy Indian Hotels futures for a target of Rs 630 with a stop loss at Rs 600

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Recommendations
Buy IRB Infrastructure Developers shares in the cash segment for a target of Rs 71 with a stop loss at Rs 6730

Buy Asian Paints futures for a target of Rs 3050 with a stop loss at Rs 2980

Buy the 4650 call option of Divis Laboratories for a target of Rs 130 with a stop loss at Rs 100

Technical pick: Buy Go Digit General Insurance shares for a target of Rs 380 with a stop loss at Rs 355

Fundamental pick: Buy Keystone Realtors shares for a six-month target of Rs 860

Investment idea: Buy Syngene International shares for a target of Rs 890 from a perspective of 12 months

News-based pick: Buy KCP Sugar and Industries shares for a target of Rs 49 with a stop loss at Rs 42
Experts Choice picks: 

Buy Ambuja Cements shares for a target of Rs 685 with a stop loss at Rs 660
Buy Bata India shares for a target of Rs 1565 with a stop loss at Rs 1530
Buy LIC Housing Finance shares for a target of Rs 800 with a stop loss at Rs 770

(Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.)