India, Aug. 27 -- Shares of Vedanta group firms were in demand on Wednesday, with Vedanta Oil and Gas, Vedanta Iron And Steel and Vedanta Aluminium Metal rallying sharply, defying a bearish trend in equities.

Meanwhile, Vedanta Resources on Wednesday denied recent media speculation regarding a purported sale of its shareholding in Vedanta Ltd, Vedanta Aluminium, or any other Vedanta group company.

Shares of Vedanta Oil and Gas surged 5.57 per cent, Vedanta Iron And Steel rallied 4.98 per cent, Vedanta jumped 4.31 per cent, Vedanta Aluminium Metal climbed 3.32 per cent and Vedanta Power was up 1.57 per cent on the BSE.

"Vedanta Resources Limited denies the recent media speculation regarding a purported sale of its shareholding in Vedant...