India, Jan. 17 -- Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Friday after a two-day decline, supported by buying in market heavyweights Infosys, HDFC Bank and TCS shares, shrugging off US tariff woes amid mixed global trends.

However, a depreciating rupee, spike in international crude prices and unrelenting foreign fund outflows capped the gains, traders said. In a choppy session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 187.64 points, or 0.23 per cent, to settle at 83,570.35. During the day, it jumped 752.26 points, or 0.90 per cent, to 84,134.97.

The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 28.75 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 25,694.35. In a holiday-shortened week, the BSE benchmark dipped 5.89 points, and the Nifty went up by 11.05 points. "Mark...