Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Domestic equity indices ended with modest gains on Wednesday, surrendering a large part of their early surge. The Sensex had rallied nearly 700 points in opening trade, staging a sharp rebound from the previous session's steep decline, but momentum faded as the day progressed and profit-booking set in. Gains were supported by buying interest in IT, metal and auto stocks, tracking positive global cues, which helped the benchmarks end the session in the green.

Nifty traded ended above the 25,450 mark. Metal, auto and pharma shares advanced, while PSU Bank, FMCG and realty stocks declined.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 50.15 points or 0.06% to 82,276.07. The Nifty 50 index ...