Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Benchmark indices held on to most of their opening gains by midday on Wednesday, with the Sensex trading at 81,961.89, up 855.24 points or 1.05 per cent, and the Nifty 50 at 25,270.25, up 225.60 points or 0.90 per cent, as of 1.11 PM. Markets had opened sharply higher after the Diwali holiday, with the Nifty gap-opening near 25,338 and Bank Nifty near 60,525, before trimming some gains through the morning session.