Indian benchmark indices ended in lower after an extreme volatile day due to geopolitical tensions rising between India and Pakistan.

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Sensex closed at 35,905.43, down by 68.28 points while Nifty closed at 10,806.70, down by 28.60 points. India's VIX (Volatility Index) rose by 10 percent during the day indicating further selling pressure. Around 1,141 shares advanced, 1,359 shares declined and 170 shares remain unchanged.

Sectors that saw selling pressure were FMCG, banking, metal and IT space. However, automobile, infrastructure and pharmaceutical space saw some buying during the trading session.

In Wednesday's trading session, First State Asia Pacific Fund A Sub Fund of FST State Investments ICVC bought 23,25,288 shares of Suprajit Engineering Ltd

at a price of 190 per share aggregating to a total amount of Rs 44,18,04,720 crore.