Indices traded higher throughout the day as strong short covering rally led Nifty above 18,400 levels. The benchmark index climbed 0.83 per cent while S&P BSE Sensex surged nearly 500 points.

A volatile Wednesday came to an end with slight losses as Nifty slipped 0.34 per cent to close below the 18,100-mark. Sensex lost 215 points while Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap also ended marginally lower.

Indices traded higher throughout the day as Nifty climbed 1.10 per cent while Sensex gained over 630 points. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap rose 0.19 per cent & 0.81 per cent, respectively.  

Indices recovered to some extent but were unable to repair the damages that took place during the day. .