Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock action on Friday

Domestic benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, bounced back from a sluggish start to close at new record highs on Thursday, fueled by gains in financial and IT stocks, along with a boost from index heavyweight Reliance Industries, which announced plans to accelerate AI adoption and issue bonus shares.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 349 points, or 0.43%, closing at 82,134, while the broader NSE Nifty climbed 99.6 points, or 0.40%, to finish at 25,152.