<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty eked out marginal gains to settle in the positive zone after a highly volatile trade on Wednesday, helped by buying in index majors Infosys, ITC and Reliance Industries.</p>.<p>However, the rise in stocks was restricted amid unabated foreign fund outflows from the equity markets, traders said.</p>.<p>In a choppy session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 92.47 points or 0.14 per cent to settle at 66,023.24. During the day, it fell to a low of 65,664.85 and touched a high of 66,063.43.</p>.<p>The Nifty edged higher by 28.45 points or 0.14 per cent to 19,811.85.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex firms, Infosys, NTPC, Power Grid, Titan, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, Axis Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries and UltraTech Cement were the biggest gainers.</p>.<p>In contrast, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, JSW Steel, HDFC Bank and Maruti were the major laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo settled in the green, while Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p>Europan markets were trading mostly with gains. The US markets ended in negative territory on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"Despite the US Fed adopting a cautious stance in its minutes and refraining from indicating a rate cut, the market recovered from the day’s correction and ended with mild gain. On the other hand, the broad market witnessed some profit-booking as investors' focus shifted to the primary market, marked by a set of IPOs scheduled for this week."</p>.<p>"However, the undercurrent is positive, with a cooling of inflation and an easing US bond yield supporting a short- to medium-term rally," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.46 per cent to $82.07 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 455.59 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark climbed 275.62 points or 0.42 per cent to settle at 65,930.77 on Tuesday. The Nifty went up by 89.40 points or 0.45 per cent to 19,783.40. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty eked out marginal gains to settle in the positive zone after a highly volatile trade on Wednesday, helped by buying in index majors Infosys, ITC and Reliance Industries.</p>.<p>However, the rise in stocks was restricted amid unabated foreign fund outflows from the equity markets, traders said.</p>.<p>In a choppy session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 92.47 points or 0.14 per cent to settle at 66,023.24. During the day, it fell to a low of 65,664.85 and touched a high of 66,063.43.</p>.<p>The Nifty edged higher by 28.45 points or 0.14 per cent to 19,811.85.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex firms, Infosys, NTPC, Power Grid, Titan, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, Axis Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries and UltraTech Cement were the biggest gainers.</p>.<p>In contrast, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, JSW Steel, HDFC Bank and Maruti were the major laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo settled in the green, while Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p>Europan markets were trading mostly with gains. The US markets ended in negative territory on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"Despite the US Fed adopting a cautious stance in its minutes and refraining from indicating a rate cut, the market recovered from the day’s correction and ended with mild gain. On the other hand, the broad market witnessed some profit-booking as investors' focus shifted to the primary market, marked by a set of IPOs scheduled for this week."</p>.<p>"However, the undercurrent is positive, with a cooling of inflation and an easing US bond yield supporting a short- to medium-term rally," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.46 per cent to $82.07 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 455.59 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark climbed 275.62 points or 0.42 per cent to settle at 65,930.77 on Tuesday. The Nifty went up by 89.40 points or 0.45 per cent to 19,783.40. </p>