On Wednesday, the markets made a gap-up opening but were unable to sustain the gains due to global cues & weekly expiry and thus, closed lower for the third consecutive session.  

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Reliance Industrial Infrastructure showed a strong rally of  20 per cent in today’s session to hit the upper circuit of 20 per cent at the closing bells at Rs 971.15.

The stocks of Oil & gas, metals as well as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) rose while banks, financials, and auto companies fell. On Wednesday, most of the European markets fell but Asian stocks mainly rose, as investors awaited market reaction to a somewhat hotter-than-expected US inflation report. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, climbed 2.05 per cent to 17.78 levels. European markets mostly edged lower on Wednesday. 

BSE Small-cap index outperformed broader markets, closing the session with gains of 0.27 per cent.

Indices remained weak throughout the day while Nifty has closed below the 17,500 support level. The benchmark index is down by 0.31 per cent and closed at 17,475.65.

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