Sensex was up 157.14 points at 39,592.08, while Nifty was up 51 points at 11,847.50. About 1418 shares have advanced, 1051 shares declined, and 170 shares are unchanged.

Vedanta, JSW Steel, Power Grid Corp, Sun Pharma and Hindalco Industries were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Britannia Industries, Indiabulls Housing, Infosys, IndusInd Bank and Bharti Airtel.

Among sectors, except IT and FMCG all other sectoral indices ended in the green led by pharma, metal, infra, bank and energy. Midcap has outperformed the major indices with 0.8 percent gain, while smallcap index gained 0.5 percent.

Sensex was up 157.14 points at 39,592.08, while Nifty was up 51 points at 11,847.50. About 1418 shares have advanced, 1051 shares declined, and 170 shares are unchanged.

Vedanta, JSW Steel, Power Grid Corp, Sun Pharma and Hindalco Industries were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Britannia Industries, Indiabulls Housing, Infosys, IndusInd Bank and Bharti Airtel.

Among sectors, except IT and FMCG all other sectoral indices ended in the green led by pharma, metal, infra, bank and energy. Midcap has outperformed the major indices with 0.8 percent gain, while smallcap index gained 0.5 percent.