India’s benchmark equity indices ended in the green on Wednesday after a volatile trading session, with gains in banking and financial services stocks helping the markets overcome weakness in metal, information technology and realty shares.
The Sensex rose 130.49 points, or 0.17 per cent, to settle at 77,185.43, while the Nifty advanced 26.45 points, or 0.11 per cent, to close at 24,074.85.
The broader market outperformed the headline indices. The Nifty Midcap 150 index gained nearly 0.5 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 250 climbed around 0.75 per cent.
Among sectoral indices, public sector banks emerged as the top performers, with the Nifty PSU Bank index rising nearly 1 per cent amid renewed buying interest in the segment.
In contrast, the Nifty Metal index declined more than 1 per cent, making it the worst-performing sector of the day.
Information technology, realty and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks remained under pressure, extending their recent losing streak.
The pharmaceutical sector, however, ended higher for the second straight session, while the oil and gas index rebounded after recording losses over the previous two trading sessions.
-IANS
