Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, surged in trade on Wednesday with Republican candidate Donald Trump seen to have an edge over Kamala Harris in US presidential elections.

As many as 41 out of 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 ended higher, led by BEL, Adani Enterprises, TCS, HCL Tech, and Wipro

Buying interest in select heavyweights such as Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, HCLTech, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank lifted the indices higher.

Waaree Energies, Dixon Technologies, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Piramal Pharma are among the most active shares on the NSE. All the sectoral indices are trading in the green. BSE Midcap index up 2 percent and Smallcap index up 1 percent.

The Sensex rose to 80,489.70, which is up 1,013.07 points or 1.27%, while the Nifty rose to 24,514.35, which is 301.05 points or 1.24% up

The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 711.53 points or 0.9 per cent to 80,188.16. The broader Nifty rose 223.90, or 0.92 per cent, to 24, 437.2. The Nifty IT index surged 3.42 per cent in the afternoon trades.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the green. Nifty 50 closed at 24,213.30, while Sensex ended at 79,476.63. Overnight, Wall Street indices ended higher ahead of the US election 2024 outcome.

In overnight trade, Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 427.28 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 42,221.88. The S&P 500 index also jumped 70.07 points, or 1.23 per cent, to 5,782.76.