The benchmark indices rose more than 2 per cent in early trade, amid buoyancy in the global markets after the US Federal Reserve announced a corporate bond-buying programme. However, indices gave up most of the gains and closed much below their day’s high on reports of a violent face-off between India and China.
The Sensex ended the session at 33,605, rising 376 points, or 1.1 per cent. In intra-day trade, it hit a high of 34,022.01 and a low of 32,953. The Nifty hit a high of 10,046 before dropping to 9,728 and finally settled at 9,914, up 100 points,