Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the second straight session on Wednesday, propelled by buying in industrial, energy and metal stocks amid renewed optimism on the global trade front following the landmark India-EU FTA.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 82344.68 up by 487.2 points or by 0.6 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25342.75 up by 167.35 points or by 0.66 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 82503.97 and intraday low of 81814.75 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25372.1 and intraday low of 25187.65

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 266.45,+5.09%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 935.15,+2.20%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 259.75,+2.10%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3448.65,+1.60%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12773.10,+1.44%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2510.85,-4.34%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 14876.80,-2.39%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1610.15,-1.78%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1666.40,-1.01%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1954.95,-0.85%), among others.

CGS index was at 65596.27 up by 3316.01 points or by 5.32%. Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 2609.40,+13.55%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 582.50,+9.62%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 453.40,+8.90%), Siemens Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 2360.40,+8.05%), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (Rs. 2506.45,+7.24%),.

CDS index was at 55718.63 down by -461.22 points or by -0.82%. Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2510.85,-4.34%), Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (Rs. 479.10,-3.28%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3970.00,-0.67%), Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. (Rs. 367.90,-0.33%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4571 , shares advanced were 3056 while 1362 shares declined and 153 were unchanged.