BSE: Top gainers and losers

Markets ended firm with benchmark index Sensex regaining 20,000 spot this Wednesday on back of buying witnessed in financials after country’s trade deficit narrowed to a two-and-a-half-year low in September.

The deficit for the month stood at $6.7 billion, the lowest level since March 2011, compared with $10.9 billion in August, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday.

Mirroring the optimism, the 30-share Sensex rose 265.65 points to end at 20,249.26 and the 50-share Nifty gained 79.05 points at 6,007.45 levels.