NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index was trading 0.36 per cent up at 13,553 around 01:55 pm on Wednesday, backed by gains in Wipro (up 2.56 per cent).
Shares of Tata Elxsi (up 1.11 per cent), KPIT Technologies (up 1.07 per cent), Oracle Financial Services Software (up 0.81 per cent), Tata Consultancy Services (up 0.25 per cent) and Tech Mahindra (up 0.19 per cent) were also trading up.However, HCL Technologies (down 0.20 per cent), Mindtree (down 0.12 per cent), Infibeam Incorporation (down 0.12 per cent) and Infosys (down 0.05 per cent) were lacklustre around the same time.Markets rebounded from day's lows on buying in FMCG, IT and auto stocks.
However, bank, financial, pharma and metal counters were still under pressure.Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 26 points at 10,775, while the BSE Sensex was 28 points down at 35,516.Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 18 were trading in the green, while 32 were in the red.Hindustan Unilever, Wipro and YES Bank were leading the pack of Nifty gainers.On the other hand, Hindalco Industries, UltraTech Cement and Cipla were among the top losers in the Nifty index.