The benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty concluded on a mixed note on Wednesday, owing to unfavorable global market trends.
The BSE Sensex inched up 36.45 points, or 0.05 percent to 77,337.59. The NSE Nifty went down by 41.90 points, or 0.18 percent to 23,516.00.
Zomato, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, United Spirits, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Induslnd Bank, Jindal Steel & Power, and ICICI Lombard were the top gainers.
Among the laggards were HAL, ABB India, Titan, Bharat Electronics, L&T, GAIL(India), Maruti Suzuki, and LIC.
In Asian markets, Tokyo, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Taiwan concluded higher, while Singapore, Shanghai, Indonesia, and Malaysia ended lower.
US markets ended higher on Tuesday.
European stocks were trading lower.
Brent crude lost 0.18 percent to USD 85.15 per barrel.
According to exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,569.40 crore on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Sensex climbed 334.21 points, or 0.43 percent to 77,326.98, while the Nifty advanced 95.10 points, or 0.40 percent to 23,560.70.
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