Indian stock markets experienced a strong rebound with the Nifty index rallying over 200 points and the Sensex gaining 759 points to close at 79,803. The Nifty ended the week at 24,131, marking a gain of nearly 1% for the day and 2.6% over the past two weeks. Broader markets, including midcaps and smallcaps, showed mixed performance, with midcaps underperforming slightly and smallcaps edging higher. Sectorally, pharma, autos, and oil & gas led the gains, while PSU banks and realty lagged. Bharti Airtel emerged as a standout performer, surging over 4% following a 'buy' recommendation from ICICI Securities, which projected an 18% upside. Additionally, the market capitalization of the top 10 most valued companies increased by Rs 2.29 lakh crore, with LIC leading the gains, adding Rs 60,656.72 crore to its valuation. The IndiaVix dropped by 5.13%, reflecting reduced market volatility, while the NiftyBank index rose by 0.29%.