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.

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.

Despite opening slightly positive amid mixed global cues, the market quickly turned negative & continued to lose ground throughout the day, ultimately closing near its lowest point

Sensex jumped over 1,100 points from day’s low and Nifty 50 traded near the 24,200 level on November 5, rebounding from early morning losses.

Benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 gained at opening bell on Wednesday, as early trends showed Donald Trump leading the race for US presidential elections.At opening bell, the BSE Sensex was up 283 points,

The two key equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, on Monday tanked over 1 per cent mostly due to heavy selling in Reliance Industries and banking shares. The BSE Sensex declined 942 points to settle at 78,