New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Indian stock markets today snapped their two-day losing run, with BSE Sensex rising by 188 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 83,570.35 and the NSE Nifty increasing by 29 points, or 0.11 pc, to 25,694.35 on the back of brisk buying in IT and Banking sectors.
Shares of IT heavyweights, including Infosys, TCS, and Tech Mahindra, were leading among the gainers.
Among the sectors, Nifty IT index spiked 3.34 pc, Nifty Bank was up 0.86 pc and PSU Bank was up 1.16 pc. whereas the key ones on the losing end were Nifty Pharma (1.28 pc), Healthcare (1.15 pc), and Consumer Durables (1.11 pc).
On Nifty, the top gainers were Infosys up by 5.58 pc, followed by Tech Mahindra (by 5.26 pc), Wipro (by 2.54 pc), HCL Tech (by 2.41 pc) an...