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The regulator said it has received representations from market participants on the compliances an issuer under the ILMDS Regulations would have to undertake in case it is desirous of issuing a green debt security, in the absence of similar provisions in the ILMDS norms.

The gains came on the back of a dovish view offered by the US Fed officials in the minutes of their November meeting on future rate hikes. This boosted risk appetite and pulled down bond yields, which further lifted the rate-sensitive sector.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.11 per cent down at 438.3.

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“Current orderbook stands at Rs 840bn. There has been an inflow of Rs 8.6bn from the contract for the end-to-end realisation of 5nos. PSLVs (in consortium with L&T) over a period of four years. Also, the recently executed contract for 70nos. HTT40 has added Rs 68bn to the orderbook,” it added.

A break below 81.67 for the USD/INR pair signals that the 81.55 level could be attained, but it could be challenging as importers seem to be bidding around those levels, said a trader with a private bank.

Nifty 50 closed 1.2% higher at 18484.10 points, and Sensex ended 1.2% higher at 62272.68 points.

Meanwhile, Nifty50 hit its fresh 52-week high and was trading above the 18,500 mark, just 150 points shy of the record high level ahead of the monthly F&O expiry.

"Gold and silver prices rebounded from intraday lows after the dollar fell against its major crosses as the Fed meeting minutes suggest that the central bank was less hawkish as compared to expectations," said Navneet Damani, Senior VP - Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.