Indian shares recouped early losses to end higher on Thursday as gains in financial stocks offset losses in IT counters triggered by a report of US move to cap H1-B work visas. Asian shares were also higher on Fed decision and hopes for positive US-China trade talks in the upcoming G20 meeting.

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Here's a quick recap of how top market indices and stocks fared on Thursday:

Frontline indices

Sensex: The 30-share benchmark Sensex settled 489 points higher, or 1.25 percent, at 39,602. So far this year, the BSE index has surged 9.8 percent, adding 3,533 points.

Nifty50: The broader 50-share NSE index ended at 11,832, up 140 points or 1.2 percent. So far this year, the Nifty has added over 1,060 points, rising 9 percent.

Key Stocks

Tata Consultancy Services: The IT major settled 0.85 percent higher, closing at Rs 2.279 per share on NSE.

Reliance Industries: The oil-telecom-retail conglomerates' shares ended 1.76 percent higher at Rs 1,300 on NSE.

HDFC Bank: The private sector lenders' shares ended flat but in red, quoting at Rs 2,425.50 on NSE.

Hindustan Unilever: The FMCG major's stock closed at Rs 1,807 per share, 0.25 percent lower at close on NSE.

HDFC: The HDFC group's NBFC stock settled at Rs 2,201 up by 1 percent.

Major sectors

Nifty Bank: The banking gauge settled with 1.4 percent higher at 30,781 after US Fed signalled future cuts. So far this year, Nifty Bank has gained 13.33 percent.

Nifty IT: The IT index ended 0.2 percent higher to settle at 16,317. So far this year, it has gained 13 percent.

Nifty FMCG: The consumer goods gauge settled 0.2 percent higher at 29,651. So far this year, Nifty FMCG has lost 2.8 percent.

Nifty Auto: The index rallied 2.5 percent to settle at 7,965.45 So far this year, it has corrected by 13.75 percent.

Nifty Metal: The metal index gained 1.8 percent up to settle at 2,940. So far this year, the index has lost 6.8 percent.