<p>Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in IT, capital goods and industrial stocks amid a firm trend in global markets.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 631.55 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 76,532.96. During the day, it jumped 698.32 points or 0.92 per cent to 76,599.73.</p>.<p>The NSE Nifty soared 205.85 points or 0.90 per cent to 23,163.10.</p>.<p>From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Zomato jumped nearly 7 per cent. Tata Motors, Infosys, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were the other major gainers.</p>.<p>In contrast, ITC Hotels, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, Asian Paints and ITC were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo settled in the positive territory. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed due to holidays.</p>.<p>European markets were trading mostly in the green. US markets ended higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 4,920.69 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.93 per cent to USD 76.77 a barrel.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 535.24 points or 0.71 per cent to settle at 75,901.41. The Nifty went up by 128.10 points or 0.56 per cent to 22,957.25. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in IT, capital goods and industrial stocks amid a firm trend in global markets.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 631.55 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 76,532.96. During the day, it jumped 698.32 points or 0.92 per cent to 76,599.73.</p>.<p>The NSE Nifty soared 205.85 points or 0.90 per cent to 23,163.10.</p>.<p>From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Zomato jumped nearly 7 per cent. Tata Motors, Infosys, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were the other major gainers.</p>.<p>In contrast, ITC Hotels, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, Asian Paints and ITC were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo settled in the positive territory. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed due to holidays.</p>.<p>European markets were trading mostly in the green. US markets ended higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 4,920.69 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.93 per cent to USD 76.77 a barrel.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 535.24 points or 0.71 per cent to settle at 75,901.41. The Nifty went up by 128.10 points or 0.56 per cent to 22,957.25. </p>