<p>Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended their rally for the third straight session on Wednesday amid buying in index major IndusInd Bank, Nestle India and HCL Tech.</p>.<p>However, continuous foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in global equities restricted gains in the market, traders said.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 169.87 points or 0.28 per cent to settle at 60,300.58. During the day, it jumped 232.08 points or 0.38 per cent to 60,362.79.</p>.<p>The broader NSE Nifty advanced 44.35 points or 0.25 per cent to end at 17,813.60.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex firms, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Nestle, HCL Tech, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and HDFC were the major winners.</p>.<p>Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, Reliance Industries and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the biggest laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Hong Kong ended in the green, while Tokyo and Shanghai settled lower.</p>.<p>Equity markets in Europe were trading in negative territory. The US markets had ended sharply lower on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.17 per cent to USD 80.91 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 407.35 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>
<p>Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended their rally for the third straight session on Wednesday amid buying in index major IndusInd Bank, Nestle India and HCL Tech.</p>.<p>However, continuous foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in global equities restricted gains in the market, traders said.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 169.87 points or 0.28 per cent to settle at 60,300.58. During the day, it jumped 232.08 points or 0.38 per cent to 60,362.79.</p>.<p>The broader NSE Nifty advanced 44.35 points or 0.25 per cent to end at 17,813.60.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex firms, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Nestle, HCL Tech, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and HDFC were the major winners.</p>.<p>Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, Reliance Industries and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the biggest laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Hong Kong ended in the green, while Tokyo and Shanghai settled lower.</p>.<p>Equity markets in Europe were trading in negative territory. The US markets had ended sharply lower on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.17 per cent to USD 80.91 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 407.35 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>