Indian benchmark indices ended higher on December 13.
Sensex ended 843.16 points higher at 82,133.12, whereas Nifty concluded 219.60 points up at 24,768.30.
Both indices had been trading in the red earlier in the week but saw a recovery led by strong performances in IT stocks.
Biggest Nifty gainers were Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ITC, UltraTech Cement, HUL, while losers included Shriram Finance, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Hindalco, JSW Steel.
In the previous season, the Sensex closed at 81,263.84 points, down 262.30 points or 0.32 per cent, while Nifty closed at 24,538.85 points, down 102.95 points or 0.42 per cent.
