Share Market Highlights: Indian equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 extended gains on Wednesday, and ended higher for the eight session in a row. Nifty 50 surpassed the March 6 high of 17,999 earlier in the session. Financial and IT shares led the headline indices higher while FMCG stocks traded in the red. TCS will report its quarterly earnings later today. US inflation data and India's consumer price index data is also scheduled to be released today.

Buffett explained that the investment in Japan is not about opportunities in Japan versus the United States, but rather a way to indirectly invest in American companies that have a significant presence in Japan, such as Coca Cola and Apple. "We can do both, but we have more money through equities," he said.

Buffett's comments come after the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which prompted regulators to provide an additional funding facility for troubled banks.

BSE Companies gained market capital of over Rs 1 Lakh crore today.