New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Indian equity markets are entering Samvat 2083 on a strong footing after an extraordinary week on Dalal Street, with the Nifty 50 reclaiming the psychologically important 25,000 mark and the Sensex crossing 81,000.

Both benchmark indices recorded their biggest weekly gains since February 2021, rising 8.6% and 8.8%, respectively, as a sharp correction in crude oil prices, aggressive foreign fund buying and better-than-expected corporate earnings triggered a broad-based improvement in investor sentiment.

The rally was particularly significant as Indian equities managed to outperform global markets despite a sharp selloff in technology stocks and AI-linked shares. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs), who had remaine...