Mumbai, April 23 -- The domestic equity benchmarks put on another solid show today, clocking in their seventh straight day of gains, riding the wave of buoyant global sentiment. The mood turned sunnier after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated he had no plans to dismiss the Federal Reserve Chair, while also dropping hints about possible tariff relief for China. The Nifty breezed past the 24,300 mark, rebounding nicely after dipping to 24,119.95 earlier in the day. Leading the charge were IT, auto, and pharma stocks, while consumer durables and banks stocks hit the pause button after their recent run-up.

The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 520.90 points or 0.65% to 80,116.49. The Nifty 50 index rose 161.70 points or 0.67% to 24,328.95. In the s...