India's BSE Sensex closed about 0.2% up at 85,265 on Thursday, halting a four-session losing streak, driven by the US-exposed IT sector amid renewed optimism around Fed rate cuts. TCS (+1.5%), Bharat Electronics (+1.3%), Tech Mahindra (+1.3%), Infosys (+0.9%), and HCL Tech (+0.9%) were among the top performers. Market sentiment was tempered by caution ahead of RBI's policy decision on Friday, a weak rupee, persistent foreign outflows and uncertainties over a potential US-India trade deal. Diverging trends in GDP growth and inflation have recently raised doubts about the need for a rate cut, yet a 25-bps reduction is still anticipated. Reliance Industries underperformed (-0.9%), after its subsidiary RSBVL acquired a 49% stake in Oval Invincibles Limited from the England and Wales Cricket Board. Maruti Suzuki (-0.7%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (-0.5%), Titan (-0.4%), and Eternal (-0.4%) also saw losses.