On Wednesday, buying in HDFC Bank and an overall robust trend in Asian markets led equity benchmark indices to conclude in the green.
Fag-end buying helped the BSE Sensex gained 100.26 points or 0.15 per cent to settle at 65,880.52. During the day, it had declined 292.23 points or 0.44 per cent to 65,488.03.
The Nifty advanced 36.15 points or 0.18 per cent to end at 19,611.05.
Major gainers from the Sensex pack, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Titan, ITC, UltraTech Cement, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Tata Steel, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, NTPC and ICICI Bank were the major laggards.
Seoul settled lower in Asian markets, while Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong all finished in the black.
European equity markets were trading lower. The US markets ended in negative territory on Tuesday.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.70 per cent to USD 89.41 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,725.11 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.
The BSE benchmark had climbed 152.12 points or 0.23 per cent to settle at 65,780.26 on Tuesday. The Nifty advanced 46.10 points or 0.24 per cent to end at 19,574.90.
