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.

The S&P BSE Sensex gained 900.50 points to settle at 80,378.13, while the Nifty50 surged 270.75 points to 24,484.05. Earlier in the session, the Sensex had surged over 1,000 points. Listen to Story Benchmark stock market indices ended Wednesday’s ...

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.

Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to open lower ahead of the US election results 2024 as the trends on Gift Nifty indicate a negative start for the Indian stock market.