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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty advanced on Thursday, extending their rally to a sixth straight session as optimism over a potential cut in Goods and Services Tax (GST), strength in financials from a proposal to exempt insurance premiums from tax, and gains in Reliance Industries lifted the market.

The Indian rupee fell on Thursday as aggressive dollar buying by oil importers towards the end of the session pressured the local currency even as persistent greenback sales by foreign banks helped offset some of the losses.

Metal major Vedanta s board on Thursday approved a second interim dividend of Rs 16 per share for the financial year FY26 and has set August 27 as the record date. The total payout will be Rs 6,256 crore.

Indian markets ended higher for the sixth day, with Nifty at 25,083 and Sensex at 82,000. Swiggy, Reliance firms, IDBI Bank gained, while BSE, Angel One, Ola Electric slipped.

Motilal Oswal Alternates raised $800 million in the first close of its $950 million India Business Excellence Fund V, its largest PE vehicle. Backed by global and domestic investors, the fund targets mid-market investments across diverse sectors.

Promoters of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise are expected to sell shares worth ₹1,395 crore via a block deal, with a floor price of Rs 7,747 per share, a 2% discount on Thursday s closing. Suneetha Reddy may sell up to 1.25% equity.

Gold prices climbed Rs 600 to Rs 1,00,620 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid fresh buying by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

The Sensex closed at 82,000, up 142 points, as six BSE 200 stocks — including TVS Motor, Maruti Suzuki, Apollo Hospitals, and HDFC AMC — touched new 52-week highs, signaling strong bullish momentum.