Sensex rises over 150 points, Nifty above 24,450 as market extends gains for the 5th consecutive day

Sensex rose over 150 points and Nifty held above 24,450, extending gains to a fifth straight session, with Nifty IT gaining over 0.7 percent and broader markets up about 0.2 percent. Eternal and HDFC Bank led Sensex gains with more than 1 percent each, while Trent shares tumbled over 9 percent. Foreign investors remained net buyers of Indian equities for the fourth consecutive session at about Rs 243 crore, and crude oil edged up around 1 percent to about $73 (Brent) on a Strait of Hormuz tanker incident though prices stayed near pre-war levels.