A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), provisionally closed Wednesday's trade nearly by 215 points or 0.77 percent up.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during the day's trade. It provisionally closed up 51.95 points or 0.62 percent at 8,429.70 points.
The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 27,756.68 points, provisionally closed at 27,890.13 points (at 3.30 p.m.), up 214.09 points or 0.77 percent from the previous day's close at 27,676.04 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 27,947.26 points and a low of 27,385.48 points in the intra-day trade.