About 30 textiles stocks rallied between 5% and 20% Wednesday, with most of them locked in the upper circuit. KPR Mills, Welspun India, Var...

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat. Japan's Nikkei was closed for a holiday after closing at a 30-year hig...

Nifty also closed above its crucial psychological resistance level of 7600, supported by gains in realty, banks, and auto stocks.

"With some kind of choppiness and volatility, the Nifty might head towards the levels of around 7460-7480," said Mitesh Thacker.