<h1>Stock markets rebounded early, driven by IT rallies and supportive global macro and flows.</h1> Benchmark indices rebounded in early trade led by a rally in IT counters while select heavyweights gained and some stocks lagged; early levels showed the Sensex at 85,450.36 and the Nifty at 26,137.55. Cross-border flows influenced positioning-foreign institutional investors sold while domestic institutional investors bought-and macro cues including easing inflation, supportive Fed commentary, US market strength around AI, a possible US-India trade dialogue, and a dip in Brent crude supported the rebound, set against prior-session declines and valuation concerns in AI and tech.