Mumbai, Sept. 11 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended higher on Thursday, with the Nifty 50 crossing the 25,000 mark and extending its winning streak to seven sessions. Gains in energy and PSU bank stocks offset profit-taking in IT counters. The index rebounded from a low of 24,940.15 amid hopes of revived India-US trade talks after US President Donald Trump said he would speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Optimism around recent GST reforms and expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut next week also aided the rally.

The S&P BSE Sensex added 123.58 points or 0.15% to 81,548.73. The Nifty 50 index rose 32.40 points or 0.13% to 25,005.50. In the past seven trading sessions, the Nifty 50 index jumped 1.73%. In seven trading ses...