Mumbai, February 11 The benchmark equity indices started the day on a positive note on Wednesday, with the Sensex rising by over 200 points in early trading, amid mixed trends from global markets.
However, both indices later turned volatile as investors booked profits at higher levels.
The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 213.42 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 84,487.34 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty rose by 74.25 points to 26,009.40.
Among the Sensex constituents, Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki India, State Bank of India, Sun Pharmaceuticals, NTPC, Hindustan Unilever, Tech Mahindra, and Bajaj Finance were the gainers.
HCL Technologies, Trent, Bharat Electronics Ltd, ITC, Tata Consultancy Services, PowerGrid, Adani Ports, Larsen & Toubro, and UltraTech Cement were the laggards.
In Asian markets, the Kospi of South Korea, the Hang Seng of Hong Kong, and the SSE Composite index of Shanghai were trading higher. The Nikkei 225 benchmark of Japan remained closed on Wednesday due to the National Foundation Day.
The US equity market ended lower on Tuesday.
Brent Crude, the global oil benchmark, rose by 0.76 percent to $69.32 per barrel.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 69.45 crore on Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors outnumbered the FIIs by acquiring stocks worth Rs 1,174.21 crore, according to exchange data.
On Tuesday, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 208.17 points to close at 84,273.92, while the 50-share NSE Nifty rose by 67.85 points to finish at 25,935.15.
