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Markets recover early lost ground; trade higher on foreign fund inflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back after falling in early trade on Wednesday amid sustained foreign fund inflows and a rally in the US markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge declined 232.51 points to 80,055.87 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 67.15 points to 24,268.80. Later, both the benchmark indices recovered the early lost ground and were trading in the positive territory. The Sensex traded 76.72 points higher at 80,365.10, and the Nifty quoted 23.30 points up at 24,359.25.