From the Sensex basket, Titan, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, UltraTech Cement, Wipro and ITC were the major laggards.
The rally in frontline indices in the last few sessions suggest that markets have now recovered from the recent correction triggered by market regulator Sebi’s caution on the ‘froth’ in small and mid-cap stocks.
Among the Sensex firms, TCS, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro and Bharti Airtel were the major gainers.
Share Market Today: BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened with minor gains tracking weakness in Asian peers after strong US economic data and Federal Reserve's recent commentary dampening hopes of rate cuts in March.