Indian markets remained volatile on Wednesday as weak global cues dampened the trading sentiment. At 12.18 p.m., the Sensex was trading up 15.90 points or 0.06% at 27,973.39 with 17 components gaining.  Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 3 points or 0.04% at 8,494 with 31 components gaining. 

Major gainers in the 30-share index were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries  (3.38%), Bharti Airtel  (1.68%), Dr Reddy'S Laboratories  (1.51%), Hindalco Industries  (1.39%), Hindustan Unilever  (0.96%),  and Mahindra & Mahindra  (0.83%).

 On the other hand, Maruti Suzuki India  (2.32%), Infosys  (2.27%), G A I L (India)  (1.63%), Bharat Heavy Electricals  (1.26%), Tata Consultancy Services  (0.90%),  and Reliance Industries  (0.59%) were the major losers in the Sensex.

The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts gaining 0.83% and 1.32% respectively. 

The HC index was at 17,547.79, up by 262.85 points or by 1.52%. The FMCG index was at 7,828.34, up by 54.90 points or by 0.71%. On the other hand, the IT index was at 11,226.83, down by 177.29 points or by 1.55%.