Indian stocks traded higher on Wednesday, led by gains in financial and IT shares, as optimism over a potential India–US trade deal and expectations of an end to the US government shutdown lifted investor sentiment. At day’s high, around 2 PM, the BSE Sensex index was at 84,592.26 levels, rising 720.94 points or 0.86 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,916.20, up 221.25 points or 0.86 per cent. At close, BSE Sensex settled 595.19 points or 0.71 per cent higher at 84,466.51, while Nifty50 ended 180.85 points or 0.7 per cent higher at 25,875.80 levels.

Among the Sensex constituents, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Bharti Airtel, Eternal, and Infosys were the top gainers, rising between 1% and 1.5%. The Nifty IT index climbed 1.2%, boosted by gains in major IT stocks after US President Donald Trump

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