Short covering by institutional investors, mostly in banking stocks helped Sensex (363 points) and Nifty (77 points) cover losses of last two sessions

Earlier indices turned volatile amid weakness in SGX Nifty and lost morning gains. However, bourses climbed in the last hour of session on Wednesday, amid buoyancy in overseas markets and heavy buying in banking and financials.

Share price of Kotak Mahindra Bank rose up to 7.81% to  Rs 1,242.55 compared to the previous close of Rs 1,152 on BSE

Markets were mixed overseas as investors fretted upon the rising geopolitical trade tensions between US and China. Markets have become volatile worldwide on the back of mounting fears over economic impact of coronavirus, suggest experts

The rupee opened weak at 75.72 at the interbank forex market and then fell further to 75.74, down 8 paise over its last close

With looming uncertainty over businesses, investors are watching the stock movement sitting on boundaries. Since March 24, when PM Modi announced lockdown,  Inox stock has lost 17.77% and PVR share price is down 39.20%

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Stock Market LIVE Updates: HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, Maruti, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Birla Corporation, MMTC, Meghmani Organics were among the top gainers. While ITC, Reliance Industries, M&M, Ultratech Cement, Asian Paints,  Titan and NTPC were among the top losers today

The top four drags on the Nifty 50 were banks or finance companies. The nation's top mortgage lender HDFC Ltd fell 5.1% to Rs 1,515 compared to previous close of Rs 1,597.30

Axis Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, plunging more than 5 per cent, followed by HDFC, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank

M&M (4.46%), Infosys (3.01%) and Asian Paints (2.72%) were top gainers on Sensex

Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit, while sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over coronavirus outbreak weighed on the local unit

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Companies set to announce their earnings are Hindustan Zinc, Birla Corporation, Bajaj Holdings, Bajaj Finance, Hawkin Cookers, Aptech, Colgate-Palmolive, Tata Metaliks, VST Industries, Quick Heal, Jubilant Industries among others

Stocks to watch today on May 21: Dr Reddy, JSW Energy, Natco Pharma, Colgate, Bajaj Finance, Jubilant Industries among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Thursday's trading session

Tracking gains in index-heavyweights, markets rose today amid volatility in global indices. All sectors closed in green territory with buying sentiment in banking, financials and pharma stocks

RIL - RE share price is calculated from the difference between the last closing price of Reliance Industries at Rs 1,408.9 per share and the company's rights issue price of Rs 1,257

IRCTC share price opened with a gain of 5% today to hit an intraday high of Rs 1,334 apiece against the last closing value of Rs 1,270.50 on BSE

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 75.60, registering a rise of 6 paise over its previous close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ITC, L&T, Tata Steel, NTPC, HUL, PowerGrid, HDFC twins and UltraTech Cement were among the top gainers. On the other hand, Hero MotoCorp, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints and SBI were among the top laggards

Stocks to watch today on May 21: Dr Reddy, Bajaj Auto, Ajanta Pharma, JSW Energy, Birlasoft, Tata Power, L&T Infotech among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Wednesday's trading session