Sensex Today Rallies 551 Point; Nifty Above 24,200

Asian equities moved higher on Thursday, August 20, as easing bond market pressures boosted investor sentiment after the US Treasury unveiled plans to repurchase longer-dated debt to help contain borrowing costs.

S&P 500 futures remained largely unchanged on Wednesday night following a strong session on Wall Street, which was supported by a decline in Treasury yields.

Here's a table showing how US stocks performed on Wednesday:

Source: Equitymaster

At present, the BSE Sensex is trading 551 points higher, and the NSE Nifty is trading 126 points higher.

Eternal, Tech Mahindra, Infosys among the top gainers today.

The BSE 150 Midcap index is trading 0.6% higher, and the BSE 250 SmallCap index is trading 0.7% higher.

The rupee is trading at Rs 95.6 against the US dollar.

Hexaware Launches AI-Powered Vulnerability Management

Hexaware Technologies has introduced Zero Vulnerability, a new cybersecurity offering aimed at tackling a growing challenge for businesses: the sheer number of vulnerabilities being discovered and the limited capacity of teams to fix them.

With AI making it easier and faster to identify security gaps, organizations are increasingly struggling to separate real threats from noise and address the most critical issues quickly. Zero Vulnerability is designed to help security and engineering teams validate vulnerabilities, prioritize the risks that matter most, assign them to the right teams, speed up remediation, and confirm that the issue has actually been fixed in production.

The offering, delivered through Zerovity, works across custom applications, SaaS and PaaS environments, third-party software, and operating systems. It also integrates with existing security and workflow tools, so enterprises don't need to replace their current systems.

Hexaware's internal assessment highlights the importance of validation. Out of 334 findings identified across four detection areas, only 14 were ultimately confirmed as genuine vulnerabilities. The assessment also uncovered an authentication-bypass issue that conventional pattern-based tools had missed.

With Zero Vulnerability, Hexaware aims to help enterprises stay ahead of growing cyber risks by making sure remediation happens faster than new vulnerabilities emerge.

Ramco Systems Drives Smarter Aviation MRO

Ramco Systems has announced that Pem-Air, an FAA- and EASA-certified engine MRO and accessory repair provider, has selected Ramco Aviation Software to support and modernize its growing engine maintenance operations.

As Pem-Air expands its capabilities to support larger platforms such as the GE90 and Trent 700, along with next-generation engines like the CFM LEAP, Ramco's integrated aviation platform will provide a unified system across maintenance planning, engineering, supply chain, quality and compliance, and finance.

The solution will also help Pem-Air move toward paperless MRO operations through Ramco Anywhere mobile applications, giving technicians access to digital task cards and electronic sign-offs.

Beyond core MRO processes, the platform will support work scoping, production planning, configuration management, marshalling and kitting, technical publications, and resource optimization-helping teams manage workloads and shop visits more efficiently.

The partnership also introduces AI-powered capabilities, including Ramco's Service Bulletin Agent, which can analyze Service Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives to assist in creating Engineering Orders. GenAI assistants will help teams review reports, monitor real-time operations, and identify recommended corrective actions based on previous maintenance resolutions.

Overall, Ramco aims to help Pem-Air build a more connected, paperless, and AI-enabled engine MRO operation as it prepares to support the next generation of aircraft fleets.