The GST collections for the month of November came in at Rs 1.31 lakh crore making it the second-highest since implementation
Nifty Energy index led the sectoral pack with gains of 2.40%, followed by the Nifty Realty index that rose 1.95%.
Shares of Paytm settled with gains of 17% amid bargain buying, up almost 40% from record lows.
The broader market outperformed the main indices. The S&P BSE MidCap index added 1.61% while the S&P BSE SmallCap index advanced 1.81%
The sell-off wiped off Rs 7.85 lakh crore of investors as the market capitalization of all listed companies plummeted to Rs 261.34 lakh crore.
Sensex settled 32 points or 0.05% higher at 60,718, while the Nifty added 6 points or 0.04% to close at 18109.
Most sectoral indices ended the day in the green with Nifty IT zooming 2.10% followed by the Nifty Realty index gaining 1.65%.
Sensex settled at 60,433.45, down 112.16 points or 0.19%, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 24.30 points or 0.13% to end at 18,044.25
Sensex ended at 59,771.92, down 257.14 points or 0.43%, while Nifty closed 59.75 points or 0.33% lower at 17,829.20
Sensex ended 514.33 points or 0.90% at 57,852.54, while Nifty climbed 157.90 points or 0.92% to 17,234.15