<h1>Stocks rebound on progress in bilateral trade talks and global cues ahead of major foreign central bank meeting</h1> Early trading saw domestic equity benchmarks rebound on optimism about progress in bilateral trade talks between two countries and positive global cues ahead of an upcoming foreign central bank policy meeting. Major sectoral firms posted mixed moves, with several large-cap companies gaining while others lagged. Regional Asian markets were mostly positive, though one mainland index fell; US markets had closed higher. Brent crude rose modestly. Foreign institutional investors recorded net equity sell-offs the prior day. Market participants reacted to macro and geopolitical developments rather than company-specific legal actions.