The Indian benchmark indices rose on Wednesday as the Sensex inched up over 53 points to settle trade at 82,279.32 and the Nifty ended more than 50 points higher closing at 25,475.20.

Previously, during the early morning session, the BSE benchmark started the session near 82,700, climbing 473 points and the Nifty50 surpassed 25,550, nearly 150 points, around 9:15 AM.