<h1>Equity market rally driven by blue chip buying and institutional flows lifts major indices amid global cues and oil rise.</h1> Equity markets opened higher led by buying in major banking and technology stocks, lifting benchmark indices while some industrial shares lagged; global markets were mixed and Brent crude rose modestly. Institutional flow data showed foreign investors as net sellers and domestic investors as net buyers, and market participants awaited geopolitical developments as a near term catalyst.