At close, the Sensex was up 379.99 points or 0.75% at 51,017.52, and the Nifty was up 93.00 points or 0.61% at 15,301.50 as recoveries from Covid-19 infection continued to surpass new cases in India. Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, and Mahindra & Mahindra were the top index gainers. While PowerGrid, JSW Steel, Hindalco, NTPC, Tata Steel, and Coal India were the top laggards. About 1913 shares have advanced, 1146 shares declined, and 140 shares are unchanged. The Nifty Metal index declined 2 percent, the Nifty PSU Bank index declined up to 0.5 percent. On the upside, the Nifty Realty added 3 percent and the Nifty IT index 2 percent. The S&P BSE MidCap index slipped 0.14 percent compared with the S&P BSE SmallCap index, which was up 0.69 percent. India VIX soars 11%.