India's BSE Sensex closed about 0.8% firmer at 76,704 on Wednesday, the highest in a week and marking the third successive session of gains, amid easing oil prices and bargain buying after the last week's sell-off. This was despite persistent geopolitical uncertainty stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict, along with relentless foreign fund outflows. Most sectors recorded gains. Notably, IT stocks saw renewed demand after CLSA reiterated its positive view on the sector and downplayed near-term earnings risks from Anthropic and OpenAi's latest AI tool. Tech Mahindra rose 3.3%, Infosys 2.8%, HCLTech 2.8% and TCS 2.1%. Other top performers included Eternal (3.4%), Adani Ports (2.8%), Axis Bank (1.9%) and L&T (1.8%). Conversely, NTPC (-1.3%), Hindustan Unilever (-1%) and Sun Pharma (-0.9%) posted the biggest losses.