At close, the Sensex was up 29.41 points or 0.05% at 60077.88, and the Nifty was up 1.90 points or 0.01% at 17855.10. Reliance Industries Ltd, HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, ICICI Bank, M&M contributed the most to the indices’ gain. while losers included HCL Technologies, Divis Labs, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and Bajaj Finserv.About 1592 shares have advanced, 1682 shares declined, and 176 shares are unchanged. Nifty IT tumbled 2.88 percent, followed by Nifty Pharma that lost 0.93 percent, and Nifty FMCG that declined 0.90 percent. On the other hand, auto stocks gained 3.22 percent higher. Nifty Realty and Media were among other top gainers. While real estate stocks continued to gain traction amid increased demand, the media stocks rallied as Maharashtra allowed the opening of cinema halls. The BSE Midcap closed flat and BSE Smallcap down 0.13 percent. India VIX, the volatility index, jumped nearly 7 per cent to end at 18.05 levels.