<h1>Trade talks optimism boosts market rally as sides push for early bilateral agreement and tariff rollback</h1> Equity markets opened strongly on renewed optimism from India-US bilateral trade discussions, with early-session gains driven by investor expectations that talks will lead to an expedited agreement and withdrawal of the 25 per cent penal tariffs. The Commerce Ministry described the discussions as positive and said both sides agreed to intensify efforts for an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement. Market participants cited improved sentiment, anticipated GST-driven demand, central bank rate expectations, crude oil movements and foreign institutional inflows as supporting the domestic rally.