Sensex and Nifty Close Higher Driven by Gains in Auto Stocks

The Nifty 50 closed at 24,317.15, up 0.28%, while the Sensex rose 0.35% to 77,928.15 on Thursday, led by a 1.58% gain in the auto sectoral index.

The Indian rupee remained nearly flat, closing at 95.68 per US dollar, supported by central bank intervention despite volatility in global oil prices.

Veritas Finance filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with SEBI for an IPO, aiming to raise up to ₹900 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares.