During the trading session, DIIs bought Rs 12,256-crore shares and sold shares worth Rs 10,641 crore, and FIIs purchased Rs 11,727-crore shares while offloading equities worth Rs 13,218 crore.

At close, the Sensex was up 234.12 points or 0.30% at 78,199.11, and the Nifty was up 91.85 points or 0.39% at 23,707.90.

The new year markets have shown high volatility due to factors like potential US tariffs, HMPV, Chinese economy concerns, and ...