The Indian stock market, which saw a super rally on Tuesday, lost the steam towards the end amid heavy profit-booking, as fresh tensions between Ukraine and Russia came to light.
At close, the Sensex was down 820.97 points or 1.03% at 78,675.18, and the Nifty was down 257.80 points or 1.07% at 23,883.50.
At close, the Sensex was up 9.83 points or 0.01 per cent at 79,496.15, and the Nifty was down 6.90 points or 0.03 per cent at 24,141.30.
At close, the Sensex was down 55.47 points or 0.07 per cent at 79,486.32, and the Nifty was down 51.15 points or 0.21 per cent at 24,148.20 .Equities ignored positive global markets after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point.
Both the benchmark indices closed the session with positive gains experiencing a notable recovery from its lows on Tuesday.
On the broader front, S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap ended with gains at 0.21 per cent and 0.44 per cent respectively.
On the other hand, the broader 50-scrip Nifty at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 11,538.45 points after closing at 11,521.80.
On the broader front, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap ended with gains at 1.5 per cent and 0.85 per cent respectively.
SBI was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, gaining over 2 per cent, followed by TCS, Tech Mahindra, HUL, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Bank and Titan.
On the broader market front, the S&P MidCap and SmallCap ended 0.92 per cent and 1.27 per cent higher respectively.
