At Close, Sensex closed the day 230 points, or 0.44 percent, higher at 52,574.46 while the Nifty settled with a gain of 63 points, or 0.40 percent, at 15,746.50 reversing the steep losses logged in the morning, amid board-based buying. NTPC, Titan Company, and State Bank of India closed as the top index performers while Tech Mahindra, Maruti, and TCS were the worst performers. The Nifty PSU Bank index ended 4 percent higher amid reports that the two financial institutions might be privatized. The Nifty Realty index was up 2 percent and the Nifty Metal, Private Bank, Bank, and FMCG indices gained up to 1 percent each. On the contrary, the Nifty IT and Auto indices slipped 0.2 percent and 0.36 percent, respectively. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 0.8 percent each. India VIX ended flat.