The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,530 level, a premium of nearly 40 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

India's NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex are trailing only Wall Street's Nasdaq and S&P 500 as top-performing indexes this year, with analysts expecting the rally to extend into 2025.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session higher. Nifty 50 closed at 25,415.80, while Sensex ended at 83,184.80. Overnight, Wall Street indices witnessed gains, with S&P 500 and Dow Jones closing at record high levels.

Major Wall Street indexes surged to record highs on Thursday, boosted by gains in global markets and a rise in Treasury yields. Investors’ risk appetite was heightened as the Federal Reserve initiated its first rate-cutting cycle in more than four years, according to a report by Reuters.

Nifty and Sensex opened strong following a global market surge after the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cut.