April 08, 2026 10:35 pm (IST)
Indian markets close higher on Wednesday
Mumbai, Mar 1 (IBNS): The Indian market closed higher on Wednesday riding on higher GDP data and supported by index majors HDFC and ITC, according to reports.
BSE Sensex was up 241.17 points at 28984.49 and NSE Nifty was up 66.20 points to 8945.80.
Some of the key stocks that gained on Wednesday were Tata Steel, M&M, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Labs, ITC, Hindalco and Kotak Mahindra Bank while NTPC, Tata Motors, GAIL, BHEL, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Eicher Motors closed lower.
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