Sensex, Nifty Give Up Most Of Day's Gains

Domestic stock markets gave up most of early gains in afternoon deals on Wednesday. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 254.46 points to touch an intraday high of 41,075.76 in the first half of the session and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark advanced to as high as 12,108.50, up 70.8 points from the previous close. Gains in auto, metal and banking stocks pushed the domestic markets higher, however losses in realty stocks limited ...