After market close, the benchmark indices Sensex was at 39,831.97 with 329.92 points up, while Nifty stopped at 11,945.90 with an increase of 84.80 points.
About 1236 shares have advanced, 1301 shares declined, and 153 shares are unchanged.
NTPC, Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance and BPCL were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Sun Pharma, M&M, Zee Entertainment, Eicher Motors and JSW Steel.
Among the sectors, auto, pharma and metal ended lower, while buying seen in the infra, IT, PSU bank and energy.