Stock Market Today Highlights: Sensex surges 1,718 points to close at 81,028, Nifty at 25,030
China and Hong Kong stocks fell as a Nasdaq-led tech rout rippled across Asia and fuelled fears the AI boom is losing steam, although bargain hunting helped pare losses in mainland markets buoyed by Beijing’s market-supporting measures. China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index dropped 1.5% by the midday break, but remained on track to snap a 12-week-long…