BENGALURU: Indian shares rose on Tuesday, led by a rebound in financials after a two-session losing run, while a global stock rally persisted on expectations that U.S. interest rates have peaked.

The NSE Nifty 50 index added 0.45% to 19,783.40 points and the S&P BSE Sensex settled 0.42% higher at 65,930.77.

Ten of the 13 major sectoral indexes advanced. High weightage financials added 0.48%, snapping a two-session losing streak after the Reserve Bank of India tightened norms for consumer credit.

“Recovery among banking heavyweights is crucial for a fresh upmove in Nifty,” analysts at ICICI Direct said. The brokerage expects the main Nifty 50 index to trade in the 19,500-19,850 range in the near term.

IT index settled 0.18% lower, snapping a recent rally.

IT companies, which earn a significant share of their revenue from the U.S, have gained 5.52% since Nov. 14 as soft U.S. inflation data elevated bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not hike rates further in this cycle.

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“Stabilisation of U.S. macro, bottoming of cloud revenue and strong sector order book will aid growth in Indian IT companies in fiscal 2025,” analysts at Bernstein wrote in a note.

Asian markets were up as well, tracking an overnight Wall Street rally to multi-month highs. The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index was up 0.53%.

The focus will shift to minutes of the Fed’s latest policy meeting, due later in the day, for cues into the central bank’s rate outlook, analysts said.

Metals gained 1.22%, while realty index climbed 1.13%.

Among individual stocks, Reliance Industries – the second-heaviest stock in Nifty 50 - gained 1.26% amid upbeat outlook from several brokerages.

Nomura said Reliance is best placed to gain from a strong refining environment while Morgan Stanley identified five catalysts for the oil-to-telecom conglomerate across its businesses.