Stock markets end marginally higher as heavy sell-off in IT counters spoil sentiment

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Wednesday as a sharp decline in IT blue-chip stocks restricted the rally in the markets.

After a remarkable rally in the previous trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 78.56 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 83,817.69. During the day, it hit a high of 83,947.53 and a low of 83,119.95, gyrating 827.58 points.