New Delhi, April 8 -- After weeks of sustained selling pressure, Indian equities staged a strong rebound in Wednesday's session, April 8, as easing geopolitical tensions-following a two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran-helped calm fears of energy-driven inflation.

The pause in hostilities led to a decline in energy prices, while a softer US dollar further supported sentiment. Benchmark indices ended sharply higher, with the Nifty 50 and Sensex gaining 3.75% and 3.95%, respectively. The broader market mirrored the uptrend, as both the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices advanced over 4%.

All sectoral indices ended in the green, with Nifty Realty topping the charts by surging 6.75%, while Nifty Auto also posted...