India, Feb. 7 -- Indian shares fluctuated before finishing little changed on Wednesday.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex erased early gains to close at 72,152, down 34 points from its previous close.

The broader NSE Nifty index settled little changed with a positive bias at 21,930.50 after a volatile session.

IT stocks fell on profit taking after recent strong gains. TCS, Infosys and Tech Mahindra lost 1-3 percent.

Metal and financials advanced, with Axis Bank, JSW Steel, HDFC Life, Grasim and SBI surging 2-4 percent.

Trent soared 19.5 percent after the retailer delivered strong trading performance for the third quarter ended December.

Paytm jumped 10 percent after reports that CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has met with Union Finance Minister ...