The total traded turnover stood at Rs.99,976.38 crore, including Rs.14,666.52 crore from the NSE cash segment and Rs.80,422.25 crore from the NSE futures and options segment. The balance Rs.4,887.61 crore was contributed by the BSE cash segment.

In other Asian markets, Chinese stocks rebounded to end with a key index at the Shanghai Stock Exchange closing 1.69 percent higher.

However, the Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was pulled down by heavy selling in auto stocks and ended 145.21 points or 1.4 percent lower at 10,238.2 points.

The Hang Seng, a primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, too ended on the losing side, shedding 129.84 points or 0.64 percent at 20,199.02 points.

In Britain, the FTSE 100 index was ruling 1.03 percent higher at 4,805.35 points. Its French peer, the CAC 40, was up 1.57 percent at 3,560.31 points.

Germany's DAX was also ruling positive at 5,387.65 points, having risen 1.44 percent.