Sensex, Nifty Edge Higher; Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto Top Gainers

The Indian fairness benchmarks edged greater on Wednesday a day after the nation's financial development expanded at document 20.1 per cent in April-June, the primary quarter of economic yr, in contrast with the identical interval a yr earlier, pushed primarily by manufacturing and development, the statistics ministry mentioned on Tuesday. The Sensex rose as a lot as 214 factors to hit document excessive of 57,765.92 and Nifty 50 index touched an all-time excessive of 17,187.

As of 27 am, the Sensex was up 176 factors at 57,728.57 and Nifty 50 index superior 50 factors to 17,182.

Meanwhile, Asian shares gave up a few of their current positive aspects in cautious buying and selling on Wednesday whereas the greenback inched again from three-week lows, as worries about slowing world development in a number of markets returned to weigh on merchants' minds.