Sensex, Nifty End Marginally Lower In Rangebound Trade

(RTTNews) - Indian shares fluctuated in a narrow range before finishing marginally higher on Wednesday.

A cautious undertone prevailed as traders closely monitored escalating violence in Syria and awaited key U.S. inflation readings this week that could influence the Fed's rate trajectory.

The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex ended the session up 16.09 points, or 0.02 percent, at 81,526.14 amid optimism surrounding potential stimulus measures from China. The broader NSE Nifty index closed at 24,641.80, up 31.75 points, or 0.13 percent, from its previous close.

Hero MotoCorp, Shriram Finance, Britannia Industries, Bajaj Finance and Trent rose 1-2 percent in the Nifty pack while Adani Ports and JSW Steel both fell over 1 percent.