<p>Equity benchmarks began the trade on a positive note on Wednesday amid buying in banking counters and a firm trend in global markets.</p>.<p>Continuing its previous day rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 361.94 points to 61,780.90 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty gained 81.2 points to 18,325.40.</p>.<p>From the Sensex pack, State Bank of India, Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr Reddy's, Wipro, Bajaj Finserv, Maruti, HDFC and HDFC Bank were among the major winners.</p>.<p>ITC, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever and Power Grid were among the laggards.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul and Hong Kong were trading higher, while Shanghai quoted lower.</p>.<p>Wall Street had ended higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark climbed 274.12 points or 0.45 per cent to settle at 61,418.96 on Tuesday. The Nifty gained 84.25 points or 0.46 per cent to end at 18,244.20.</p>.<p>International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.03 per cent lower at USD 88.32 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 697.83 crore on Tuesday, as per exchange data.</p>
<p>Equity benchmarks began the trade on a positive note on Wednesday amid buying in banking counters and a firm trend in global markets.</p>.<p>Continuing its previous day rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 361.94 points to 61,780.90 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty gained 81.2 points to 18,325.40.</p>.<p>From the Sensex pack, State Bank of India, Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr Reddy's, Wipro, Bajaj Finserv, Maruti, HDFC and HDFC Bank were among the major winners.</p>.<p>ITC, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever and Power Grid were among the laggards.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul and Hong Kong were trading higher, while Shanghai quoted lower.</p>.<p>Wall Street had ended higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark climbed 274.12 points or 0.45 per cent to settle at 61,418.96 on Tuesday. The Nifty gained 84.25 points or 0.46 per cent to end at 18,244.20.</p>.<p>International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.03 per cent lower at USD 88.32 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 697.83 crore on Tuesday, as per exchange data.</p>