The Sensex surged 843 points to a two-month high of 82,133, driven by strong foreign fund inflows and buying in FMCG, IT, and banking stocks. This followed a volatile session with a 2,100-point intraday swing,

BSE Sensex plunged 1,079.44 points to reach 80,210.52, as of 10.46 am while the NSE Nifty dropped 330.55 points to settle at 24,218.15.

The BSE Senex plunged 943.10 points, or 1.16 per cent, to 80,346.86. The Nifty declined 284.75 points, or 1.16 per cent, to 24,263.95. All except Bharti Airtel declined from the Sensex pack.

The Sensex, after plunging by over 1,200 points, managed to stage a robust recovery to end the session up 843 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 82,133. The Nifty 50 also posted a gain of 220 points, or 0.9 per cent,