INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The BSE Bankex index was down 0.06 per cent.
The SP BSE Sensex on Wednesday surged over 101.37
points or 0.29 per cent to reclaim the 35,000-mark while the broader Nifty50, a benchmark of the National Stock Exchange, was 30.85 points
or 0.29 per cent higher at 10,624
Investors awaited the outcome of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s interest rate-setting meeting, scheduled later in the day
Meanwhile, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei edged down 0.1 per cent
In overnight trade, the Nasdaq closed at a record high for the second day in a row on Tuesday with help from the technology and consumer
discretionary sectors amid an upbeat outlook for the US economy, according to a report by news agency Reuters