At close, the Sensex was up 268.95 points or 0.71% at 38140.47, and the Nifty was up 82.90 points or 0.74% at 11215.50. Reliance Industries, State Bank of India and ICICI Bank Eicher Motors were major gainers in the Sensex pack, While losers include Axis Bank, HUL, Shree Cements, Infosys, and TCS were major losers. About 1436 shares have advanced, 1184 shares declined, and 145 shares are unchanged. Nifty Metal index, up 0.7 per cent. Nifty IT down 0.18%. Except IT other indices ended in the green. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices also ended higher.