Sensex was up 284.01 points or 0.84% at 34109.54, and the Nifty was up 82.40 points or 0.83% at 10061.50. About 1639 shares have advanced, 844 shares declined, and 131 shares are unchanged. M&M, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Nestle were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included NTPC, Bharti Infratel, Wipro, Zee Entertainment and IndusInd Bank. Among sectors, buying seen in the auto, bank, FMCG, pharma and infra sectors, while metal and IT space ended marginally lower.

Sensex was up 284.01 points or 0.84% at 34109.54, and the Nifty was up 82.40 points or 0.83% at 10061.50. About 1639 shares have advanced, 844 shares declined, and 131 shares are unchanged. M&M, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Nestle were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included NTPC, Bharti Infratel, Wipro, Zee Entertainment and IndusInd Bank. Among sectors, buying seen in the auto, bank, FMCG, pharma and infra sectors, while metal and IT space ended marginally lower.