At Close, the Sensex was up 562.75 points or 0.94% at 60,655.72, and the Nifty was up 158.50 points or 0.89% at 18,053.30. About 1641 shares have advanced, 1764 shares declined, and 133 shares are unchanged.
L&T, HUL, HDFC, HCL Technologies and HDFC Bank were among the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included SBI, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Wipro and Tata Steel.