The total traded turnover stood at Rs.87,766.43 crore, with Rs.18,038.04 crore coming from the NSE cash segment, Rs.63,729.03 crore being contributed by the NSE futures and options segment and the balance Rs.5,999.36 crore from the BSE cash segment.

According to data with the regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign institutional investors bought shares worth $43.7 million Wednesday.

In other Asian markets, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed in the red at 10,252.5 points, down 122.48 points from its last closing figure.

The Hang Seng, a primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, too fell, ending at 20,494.77 points, down a marginal 301.66 points.

In Europe, key market indices opened on a weak footing while trading was still on at Indian bourses. They, however, recovered a bit, with FTSE, a key British index, rising 12.25 points or 0.26 percent at 4,683.62 points.

Its French peer, the CAC 40, was at 3,495.29 points, 18.92 points or 0.54 percent higher than its previous close.

On the other hand, the German index DAX was in the negative terrain at 5,416.89, down 0.13 percent.