Sensex gains 172 points; Nifty ends at 1,910

The domestic Stock market indices on Wednesday witnessed late surge due to Energy, IT and Realty stocks. 

The BSE benchmark Sensex ended higher by 172.69 points or 0.43%, at 40,412.57, and the Nifty, on the NSE, too was up 53.35 points and ended at 11,910.15. 

Nifty public sector enterprise index gained 1.2%, while Nifty finance index rose 0.7%.

The Nifty IT index ended 1.23% higher with India's second-most valuable company Tata Consultancy Services gaining by 1.44%. Gail Ltd was the top gainer in Nifty 50, rising 5.63%.

Yes Bank was the biggest loser among Nifty stocks, shedding 15.33% on uncertainty around capital raising.

(With inputs from agencies)