Mumbai: Equity benchmarks rebounded in early trade on Wednesday amid buying in IT counters and mixed trends in global markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed by 304.17 points to end at 62,006.46. The broader NSE Nifty advanced by 88.05 points to settle at 18,473.35.
The BSE benchmark ended lower by 103.90 points or 0.17 percent at 61,702.29 on December 20. The Nifty dipped by 35.15 points or 0.19 percent to end at 18,385.30. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 455.94 crore on December 20, according to exchange data.
From the Sensex pack, HCL Technologies, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, Asian Paints, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank and UltraTech Cement were the major winners.
Power Grid and ITC were the laggards.
In Asia, equity markets in Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai were trading lower, while Hong Kong quoted in the green.
The US markets had ended in the positive territory on December 20.
International oil benchmark Brent crude inched up 0.18 percent to USD 80.13 per barrel.
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