After a ranged trade in the morning, the markets surged in the second half of the session on Thursday and closed with a decent gain. The Nifty opened higher but gradually gave up its opening gains in the afternoon session. However, the late afternoon session saw a sharp spurt in the markets; The Nifty surged higher and gradually kept forming incremental highs. The gains were maintained, and the headline index closed with a net gain of 277 points
