At Close, the Sensex was up 1,181.34 points or 1.95% at 61,795.04, and the Nifty was up 321.50 points or 1.78% at 18,349.70. About 1769 shares have advanced, 1591 shares declined, and 131 shares are unchanged.
HDFC, HDFC Bank, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra were among the top Nifty gainers, while lower were Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Britannia Industries, SBI and M&M.