Sensex was up 172.69 points or 0.43% at 40,412.57, while Nifty was up 53.40 points or 0.45% at 11,910.20. About 1001 shares have advanced, 1451 shares declined, and 188 shares are unchanged. GAIL, Zee Entertainment, NTPC, IOC and ONGC were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers include Yes Bank, Hindalco Industries, Vedanta, Hero MotoCorp and Bharti Airtel. Except metal, all other sectoral indices ended higher led by the IT, energy, auto and infra.

Sensex was up 172.69 points or 0.43% at 40,412.57, while Nifty was up 53.40 points or 0.45% at 11,910.20. About 1001 shares have advanced, 1451 shares declined, and 188 shares are unchanged. GAIL, Zee Entertainment, NTPC, IOC and ONGC were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers include Yes Bank, Hindalco Industries, Vedanta, Hero MotoCorp and Bharti Airtel. Except metal, all other sectoral indices ended higher led by the IT, energy, auto and infra.