Sensex rises 450 points, Nifty above 24,000 after yesterday's massive bear attack. What lies ahead?

Sensex jumped around 450 points to 76,958 and Nifty 50 rose about 126 points to 24,007 in a sharp recovery after yesterday's 2% plus crash triggered by US President Trump's statement that the ceasefire with Iran was 'over'. Eternal led Sensex gainers with a 3% plus rise, while Titan, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Trent, and Asian Paints rose over 1% each; IT stocks Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra bucked the trend, falling up to 2%. India VIX dropped over 7% to 13.63, Brent crude held near $79 a barrel, FIIs were net buyers for a sixth straight session at Rs 1,962.80 crore, and the rupee opened nearly flat at 95.55 against the dollar, with analysts flagging 23,800 as the critical Nifty support level to watch.