Sensex rises 138 pts on fag-end buying, Nifty above 19,450; Infosys, Paytm jump 2% each

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty pared early losses to close higher on Wednesday, helped by fag-end buying in index majors Infosys, L&T and M&M amid a mixed trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 137.50 points or 0.21 per cent to settle at 65,539.42. During the day, it fell by 369.03 points or 0.56 per cent to 65,032.89. The NSE Nifty gained 30.45 points or 0.16 per cent to end at 19,465.