India, Nov. 12 -- Sensex and Nifty opened largely unchanged on Thursday, with benchmark indexes consolidating gains after a sharp rally fuelled by sustained foreign fund inflows, easing crude oil prices and a cooling global artificial intelligence (AI) trade.

GIFT Nifty futures stood at 25,270 as of 8 am, signalling a muted start for the Nifty 50, which closed at an over-eight-month high of 25,255.05 on Wednesday, according to figures cited in a Reuters report.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 772.75 points, or 0.95 per cent, to settle at 81,879.40, a level not seen since February 26. During the day, it jumped 1,413.75 points, or 1.74 per cent, to 82,520.40, according to PTI news agency data.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought sh...