- Bajaj Finance jumped 4.44% and
NTPC rose over 3%. - HCL Tech, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards.
- Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong settled in the negative territory.
Benchmark indices, the
Among the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance jumped 4.44% and NTPC rose over 3%. IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, Nestle, Power Grid, Infosys,
HCL Tech, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong settled in the negative territory.
European markets were trading in the green. The US markets ended lower on Wednesday.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.92% to USD 78.97 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 666.34 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
On Wednesday, the BSE benchmark fell 535.88 points or 0.75% to settle at 71,356.60 points while the Nifty slipped 148.45 points or 0.69% to 21,517.35 points.