Sensex Ends Volatile Session 162 Points Higher, Nifty Reclaims 10,800: Highlights

Sensex Ends Volatile Session 162 Points Higher, Nifty Reclaims 10,800: Highlights
Nifty BSE Sensex: HDFC Bank, State Bank of India were among the top gainers.

Domestic stock markets rose in afternoon deals on Wednesday supported by buying in financial and auto stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex index, which touched 36,409.54 on the downside in morning, rebounded as much as 348.04 points from that level to hit 36,757.58 at the day's strongest level. The broader NSE Nifty benchmark moved in a range of 102.25 points, between 10,746.35 and 10,848.60 at the day's lowest and highest levels respectively. Heavyweights State Bank of India, HDFC, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the top contributors to the upmove in Sensex. On Tuesday, the Sensex had ended 2.06 per cent lower and the Nifty settled at a loss of 2.04 per cent in their worst percentage drop since October 11 and July 8 respectively.

Here are the latest updates on the share markets and currency markets today (Sensex, Nifty and rupee-dollar exchange rate):

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