At Close, the Sensex was up 169.51 points or 0.29% at 59,500.41, and the Nifty was up 44.70 points or 0.25% at 17,649 as equity markets were in a tight grip of volatility on Monday with benchmark indices managing to eke out nominal gains by the close. The top gainers on the BSE were Bajaj Finance, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech, and Asian Paints while Power Grid, Larsen & Toubro, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) were the top laggards.About 1531 shares have advanced, 1965 shares declined, and 162 shares are unchanged. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices closed up to 0.2 percent lower. Among sectors, Nifty IT gained the most by 1 percent followed by the PSB index, while the oil & gas pocket was the top loser, down over 3 percent. The Bank Nifty tanked over 1000 points during the day but managed to close in the positive territory.