Sensex was up 162.94 points or 0.40% at 40707.31, and the Nifty was up 40.90 points or 0.34% at 11937.70. About 1354 shares have advanced, 1269 shares declined, and 165 shares are unchanged. Power Grid Corp, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Hindalco and GAIL were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Britannia, TCS, SBI Life Insurance, Hero MotoCorp and HDFC Life. Among the sectors, metal index gained over 2 percent followed by the bank, infra and energy indices, while selling seen in the IT, auto and FMCG names.

Sensex was up 162.94 points or 0.40% at 40707.31, and the Nifty was up 40.90 points or 0.34% at 11937.70. About 1354 shares have advanced, 1269 shares declined, and 165 shares are unchanged. Power Grid Corp, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Hindalco and GAIL were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Britannia, TCS, SBI Life Insurance, Hero MotoCorp and HDFC Life. Among the sectors, metal index gained over 2 percent followed by the bank, infra and energy indices, while selling seen in the IT, auto and FMCG names.