At Close, the Sensex was up 248.84 points or 0.40% at 61,872.99, and the Nifty was up 74.20 points or 0.40% at 18,403.40, in late deals on the back of buying support in select index heavyweights like ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Infosys. Power Grid Corporation, ONGC, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories were among the top Nifty gainers, while Coal India, HDFC Life, Grasim Industries, Cipla, and Bajaj Finserv were the laggards. About 1582 shares have advanced, 1814 shares declined, and 120 are unchanged. Sectorally, the BSE Oil & Gas index advanced a percent. The Bankex was the other significant gainer. The auto was up 0.5 percent. Whereas, the Metal index slipped 0.6 percent. Broader indices underperformed the main indices with midcap and smallcap indices ending on a flat note.