Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened flat in trade on Wednesday. While BSE Sensex was above 80,000, Nif

Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex rose over 0.6% to hit 24,354.55 and 80,511.15 respectively, their highest levels since November 7.

The 30-share BSE Sensex pack surged more than 1,300 points to hit above 80,450 level, while the broader NSE Nifty index moved around 400 points to trade above 24,300. Last checked, Sensex was up 1,261 points or 1.